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possessiveness

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In his 1979 study The American Nightmare: Essays on the Horror Film, the esteemed cineaste Robin Wood declared that the zombie's cannibalism "represents the ultimate in possessiveness, hence the logical end of human relations under capitalism.
Over the course of their relationship, Ortiz's girlfriend had gone from a possessiveness that at first felt "cute" to escalating demands that isolated Ortiz and kept her too intimidated to fight back.
They notice her subtle, desperate possessiveness toward both Charles Wallace and Calvin, and their story-selves resent it even as they compete with her for the boys' attention.
 
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