Finding Dory Analysis

Finding Dory is a movie my children and I frequently watch, and each time we discover something new about Dory and the characters. This movie is a spin off of Finding Nemo. As we remember, Finding Nemo was about a father (Marlin the clownfish) losing his son who got lost in the vast ocean after being swept away by the “undertow”. On Marlin’s adventure in his search for Nemo he meets a blue tang fish named Dory. Dory was a forgetful fish, and that’s all we knew of her in that movie. We did not know Dory had a family of her own that she lost because of the “undertow”. The adventure of Finding Dory begins as Dory, Marlin, and Nemo head to California when the word “undertow” triggers a memory for Dory. Finding Dory explores the trials and tribulations
I couldn’t imagine going through life without close family and friends. These are the people that teach us most about ourselves. What we can endure, how we treat others, and how we overcome obstacles in our lives. According to chapter two, Exploring Relationships and Families, “attachment theory posits that during infancy and childhood a young person develops a general style of attaching to others.” (Lamanna 43) Charlie and Jenny assured Dory that she could trust them, thus developing the attachment style that most children acquire when trusting that their, “caretaker will be there to attend to their practical and emotional needs to develop a secure attachment style.” (Lamanna 43) Once the style is established the child applies this style to their adult relationships unknowingly. Dory attached to all those she encountered. Marlin and Nemo are Dory’s new family and at times, Marlin showed his frustration with Dory’s forgetfulness with insults that were un-thoughtful. Nemo however, was that little soft voice in his father’s ear teaching him patience and understanding. Destiny the whale, taught Dory how to speak…whale! Hank the octopus, actually a septopus according to Dory because he lost a tentacle and is reminded he has three hearts is the first to greet her when she arrives in the Marine Life Institute. He is an important character. He has his own mission of freedom, but instead puts his desires aside to help Dory find her parents. All the characters showed patience for Dory, and even understood her plight with searching for her parents, but most importantly patience and understanding for her disability. As hard as many of the characters tried to not attach themselves to Dory, she was just