Morrell recently lost his father and he is listless, apathetic, and submissive. Life has no meaning any more. It is most likely that Morrell is in the stage of grieving.

disorganization and despair        

Explanation:

In psychology, Kubler Ross has described five-different stages of grief in his theory of grief which is also denoted as the "Kübler-Ross model". He has described different emotions that have been experienced by an individual who is ill before his or her death as well as an individual who has had lost his or her loved ones.

Disorganization and despair stage: During this stage, an individual who is grieving often wants to disengage or withdraw from other individuals and various activities that he or she used to enjoy earlier. The grief related to a specific situation doesn't end yet despair or sad thoughts however diminishes with time and hence the positive memories come back or take over.

In the question above, Morrell is in the disorganization and despair stage of grieving.

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