DYNAMICS OF ATTACHMENTS: PROXIMITY MAINTENANCE AND SEPARATION DISTRESS IN PELT’S REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
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Proximity Maintenance, Remarkably Bright Creature, Safe Haven, Secure Base, Separation DistressAbstract
The current study examines proximity maintenance and separation distress in Pelt’s fiction (2022) focusing on the science of human and animal behavior. This study's primary goal is to highlight attachment bonds and separation of attached figure in the narrative. The tides of human connection and separation in Pelt's narrative ebb and flow, reflecting the ocean's restless dance in the form human feelings and emotions. The article examines the protagonist's two main emotional currents: the painful emptiness left by loved ones' absence, and the urgent desire to stay close to them. The intricacies of human connections are depicted as a delicate waltz between tides, with each tide approaching nearer and then moving farther away. Invisible threads of attachment bind the story's characters, each of whom is navigating their own seas of loss and longing. Tova, after losing her son, clings to routines as a lifeboat, and Marcellus, the mysterious giant Pacific octopus, represents a paradoxical combination of independence and connection. The article explores themes ripple through the lives of other characters, reflecting broader truths about attachment behaviors. Separation fuels the longing that shape’s identity and resilience, while proximity acts as an anchor against the waves of loneliness.
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