The term "exorcise" has been employed in literature in both literal and metaphorical ways, illustrating its flexible symbolic power. In some works, it retains a traditional religious or supernatural sense, as when Father Brown is summoned to expel tormenting spirits from a household ([1]) or when a sorcerer struggles in vain to expel a devilish force causing illness ([2]). Similarly, ritualistic invocations appear in works like Goethe's Faust, where the command to "exorcise thee" evokes the dramatic unveiling of disguised truths ([3]), and in Boccaccio’s texts where prayers accompany the expulsion of phantoms ([4], [5]). Conversely, authors also employ the term figuratively to denote the act of purging or overcoming undesirable qualities; for instance, William James critiques the attempt to banish sensitive subjectivity, conflating it with a broader moral ailment ([6]), while Santayana uses it to describe the youthful ambition of eradicating a challenging reality ([7]). Such diverse applications demonstrate how "exorcise" has evolved beyond its strictly occult roots to embody broader themes of purification and liberation in literature.