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Essay / Jealousy Movie Analysis - 1195
This is the one that was depicted the most throughout the movie, by both Edward and Jim. There are two distinct types of jealousy, reactive and suspicious. Reactive jealousy was considered good behavior and preferred by researchers like Attridge (2013). In the film, Jim displayed several reactive jealousies towards Edward after discovering that Kim was in love with Edward. According to Swami et al. (2012), jealousy formation is high when a partner's perception of value is higher than one's own. Jim thought it was a waste for Kim to get together with Edward because she was out of his league. This is understandable because Jim and Kim were lovers and Jim was probably under prejudice because love is blind. On top of that, the reactive jealousy Jim had towards Edward was because he felt the physical threat of Edward taking Kim away from him. This led to an argument which turned into a fight and ended in the death of one party. On top of this, Jim and Kim have probably not been lovers for long, as Attridge (2013) argued that the longer you are in a relationship, the less suspicion you have about your partner's infidelity. Peg and Bill portrayed it perfectly, as Bill never worried about Peg cheating on him, even though she spent a lot of time taking care of Edward and helping him whenever he needed with a helping hand. The depiction of Peg and Bill's relationship also supported Acevedo's result