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Exploring the Affinity Beyond Race in W. BRUCE CAMERON'S A DOG'S JOURNEY
Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities · Area of research: English Literature
Abstract
Literature opens up the world to teach or display truth and beauty.It is the written information produced by the writerswho try to expose their personal (or) universal concepts to the readers. It is believed that Dogs can understand humans? feelings far better than other pets. Whilecompared to other animals, dogs play the most important role inhumanlife. Psychology says that dogs? love helps humans come out of all their feelings of loneliness. It has been vividly exemplified in the novel A DOG?S JOURNEY by Bruce Cameron. This article explains the deep attachment between dogs and Humans. He is one of the most important contemporary writers in American literature. In this novel, he explores the love between humans and dogs. Hence, the present study brings a line light into the unrequired love between humans and dogs with reference to Cameron?s A DOG?S JOURNEY.
Keywords
Affection, Animal-Human bond, Attachment, Behavior, Love, Reincarnation
References
[1] Cameron, W. Bruce, A Dog's Journey. Forge publisher, 2012.
[2] Payne, Elyssa, et al. “Current Perspectives on Attachment and Bonding in the Dog & Human Dyad.” Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Dove Medical Press, Feb. 2015.
[3] Verbeek, Else, PhD. “Explained: How Dogs Emotionally Attach to Their Owners - Amazing Animal Minds.” Amazing Animal Minds – Empowering you with the Essentials to Making your Dog Happy, 12 Apr. 2023.
[4] Kaminski J, Marshall-Pescini S. The Social Dog: Behavior and Cognition. Burlington, VT: Elsevier Science; 2014.
[5] Lass-Hennemann, Johanna, et al. “The Relationship between Attachment to Pets and Mental Health: The Shared Link via Attachment to Humans.” BMC psychiatry, vol. 22, no. 1, BioMed Central, Sept. 2022.
How to cite this paper
@article{1704307,
author = {Navitha S, Vishnugobal K},
title = {Exploring the Affinity Beyond Race in W. BRUCE CAMERON'S A DOG'S JOURNEY},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2023},
volume = {6},
number = {10},
pages = {555-557},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1704307.pdf},
abstract = {Literature opens up the world to teach or display truth and beauty.It is the written information produced by the writerswho try to expose their personal (or) universal concepts to the readers. It is believed that Dogs can understand humans? feelings far better than other pets. Whilecompared to other animals, dogs play the most important role inhumanlife. Psychology says that dogs? love helps humans come out of all their feelings of loneliness. It has been vividly exemplified in the novel A DOG?S JOURNEY by Bruce Cameron. This article explains the deep attachment between dogs and Humans. He is one of the most important contemporary writers in American literature. In this novel, he explores the love between humans and dogs. Hence, the present study brings a line light into the unrequired love between humans and dogs with reference to Cameron?s A DOG?S JOURNEY.},
keywords = {Affection, Animal-Human bond, Attachment, Behavior, Love, Reincarnation},
month = {April},
}