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elective affinities, or kinships by choice, are predestined and irresistible. When the term is transferred to human relationships, it seems as if passion may well act with no less resistible force. The novel works out the implications of this notion, fancifully outlined by Edward (Part 1, chapter 4) in terms of human character.
Plot. Part 1. After the deaths of their respective first spouses, Eduard and his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte, were able to marry. The aristocratic couple lives secluded on Eduard's estate, where Eduard indulges his hobby of landscaping the grounds. The relationship between the two is more of familiarity than of passion.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1809
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Conclusions involve the importance of facilitating emotional intelligence and promoting supportive parenting skills to long-term health and psychological benefits. Keywords: society, emotional attachment, elective affinities, uninvited agonies, emotional intelligence, health, relationships.
Elective Affinities (1809) is German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s third novel. The title is a reference to the scientific phenomenon in which types of chemicals show a preference to combine with certain substances over others.
Feb 1, 2009 · Our review highlights "elective affinities" between situational and dispositional needs of individuals and groups and the structure and contents of specific ideologies.
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