Alan Madness In The Chaser

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“The Chaser” sets the character, Alan, to do anything to make someone he loves love him back. Collier would see from his character that Alan madness for love and to be loved back is recognizably similar to Friedrich Nietzsche quote behind his version of true love. “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.” When Nietzsche wrote that inspiring quote the protagonist of The Chaser, Alan, was written to show his love for Diana. He goes through getting a potion for Diana to truly love him as well as Alan loves her. It all started when Alan got a letter. Alan did not know what to expect of the letter but soon found the place where it was sent. An old man sent him the letter. Alan asked for a glove

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