I already told you goodbye, and now, how do i forget you? analysis of the romance “Copo Vazio”, by Natalia Timerman

Abstract

In hypermodern times, the idea of ​​love is understood as a constant search for emotional exchanges, loving and being loved, and when there is no reciprocity the subject feels frustrated and disillusioned due to the feeling of rejection. This article proposes to investigate the contemporary novel by Brazilian author and psychoanalyst Natalia Timerman, “Copo vazio” (2021) linked to the emotional issues of abandonment, whose practice is called ghosting. Our theoretical foundation is based on Bauman (2004), Geruza (2010), Fisher (2015), Pinto (2017) and Silva and Barbosa (2016) who discuss emotions, feelings and the theory of love. Therefore, we adopted a qualitative and bibliographic descriptive methodology as a methodology in accordance with Gil (2002). The analysis shows us that the novel “Copo vazio”, Natalia Timerman fictionally projects how we are affected by the emotion of love, therefore, it was possible to interpret the panorama of the practice of abandonment and its consequences based on the lived experience and the feelings used in the character's speeches main, and we understand that ghosting is an unparalleled emotional irresponsibility.