In the story The Chaser, written by John Collier, the story explains about a boy named Alan who wanders into a home of a stranger who happens to represent characteristics of a magician in a way. And in this time, the boy is seeking out a way for the girl of his dreams to go out with him even though it may cost the girl to give up her life in a sense. The boy show’s no actual remorse for what he is about to do, but it’s for certain he won’t realize it until the deed is done. Of course, there are many questions that would come up about this whole story. Such as, why would the boy actually pull off such a stunt like this for the girl of his dreams? Does he really “love” her or would it be more of a mere crush he has on the girl? Questions like
…show more content…
Nothing much is explained about him but there are pieces of evidence that could support who he is. At least from the perspective I’m looking at, the relationship between the magician and the boy is a representation of “making a deal with the devil” stereotype. There are many pieces of evidence that support my claim in this. Such as, in the beginning of The Chaser, “An old man sat in the rocking chair, reading a newspaper.” (line 2) This represents the very mysterious side of the character, it creates an imagery of something a little concerning. Makes questions come up like, “Should I be worried?”, “How could he have known the boy was coming?” Another thing that supports my evidence is when he explains how much the potions are, but goes into more of a deeper context about it. “It is not as dear as the glove-cleaner, or life-cleaner, as I sometimes call it. One has to be older than you are, to indulge in that sort of thing.” (line 40). That line caught my eye, what could he be talking about? What does “life-cleaner” mean? Possibly someone tired of their life, maybe if someone wanted to consider their suicide? Many assumptions could be made by this mysterious character in the story, but that’s up to you to think about what role he could possibly play in this
Nothing much is explained about him but there are pieces of evidence that could support who he is. At least from the perspective I’m looking at, the relationship between the magician and the boy is a representation of “making a deal with the devil” stereotype. There are many pieces of evidence that support my claim in this. Such as, in the beginning of The Chaser, “An old man sat in the rocking chair, reading a newspaper.” (line 2) This represents the very mysterious side of the character, it creates an imagery of something a little concerning. Makes questions come up like, “Should I be worried?”, “How could he have known the boy was coming?” Another thing that supports my evidence is when he explains how much the potions are, but goes into more of a deeper context about it. “It is not as dear as the glove-cleaner, or life-cleaner, as I sometimes call it. One has to be older than you are, to indulge in that sort of thing.” (line 40). That line caught my eye, what could he be talking about? What does “life-cleaner” mean? Possibly someone tired of their life, maybe if someone wanted to consider their suicide? Many assumptions could be made by this mysterious character in the story, but that’s up to you to think about what role he could possibly play in this