John Fowles

The Collector by author John Fowles represents the notion of the Many and the Few. Fowles characters Miranda Grey and Frederick Clegg represents the Few and the Many respectively. In an interview with Roy Newquist, Fowles defines the Few as “the good, the intelligent, the independent.” (Vipond) And he defines the many as “the stupid, the ignorant, and the easily molded” (Vipond). He also says being either part of the Many or of the Few as a matter of chance at birth. This notion is encompassed in his idea of Hazard. To Fowles, Hazard means a person genetic makeup including personality, as well as a person’s social and family backgrounds. Both the Many and the Few face challenges in life, but if one fails to rise above the challenges they…

He finally admitted it to himself and was trying to stop loving her. This does prove that love can be a game, Sarah was mysterious and lured him in because she seemed interesting. One thing I found odd was that there was a whole chapter dedicated to John Fowles telling us that this is all of his imagination and trying to tell the reader that we don’t know the real reason he is writing this book or possible essays bound together, he is making it up as he goes. He also said that he was basically…

The philosophical view of the Few and the Many, in relation to authenticity, is a prevalent notion featured in John Fowles’, “The Collector”. It targets the idea that the Few are those who are “the good, the intelligent, and the independent” while the Many are those who are “the stupid, the ignorant, and the easily molded”. In his book, Fowles seeks to express his perspective of this profound concept through the characters, Miranda and Clegg. Fowles admits that Miranda belongs to the Few, while…

The Collector by John Fowles is a tale expressing the dark side of what could occur when someone not used to the power that comes with money suddenly falls into large sums of it. The book takes the most dark possible view and shows a man from the lower class known as Clegg taking advantage of his newfound power to kidnap and hold a member of the educated middle class named Miranda captive. When discussing the class relations he references the ideology of the two classes, Aristoi or the educated…

John Fowles: The Collector The acclaimed first novel of famous author, John Fowles, is unique in many ways. This novel is composed of two first person narratives. These narratives are told from two separate perspectives. Together, the tales from both the protagonist and antagonist, combine to create a story that “tantalizes us with a variety of possible outcomes, that we read his novels and short stories eagerly to find out what happens in the end” (Acheson 1). This exciting twist on the horror…

correct in saying that Sarah is represented through male voices, the fact is, the novel was written by a man, the other main character Charles, must be a man, or the story would not be the same. Though these things appear to keep Sarah 's identity viewed through a masculine lens, Fowles is still able to create Sarah 's character into one who ultimately holds the power and is an independent woman. Evidence of those can be found in what Michael says next. She says: "It could be argued that, by…

Throughout the history of the humanity, in one way or another, human beings have been looking for stability through rules and to preserve themselves from abrupt changes. As a matter of fact, for this reason we had, we have, and we will have so many problems to evolve as a society, even though thousands of years of evolution. When altering us the perception of the time, place and the traditions we are attached to, our world is distorted far enough, and it is difficult to us to overcome our fears.…

manipulation of the readers in “The Collector” “The Collector” is a novel written by John Fowles and at first sight seems to be a simple story without subplots to divert our attention. After a carefully reading, the hiding meanings can be discovered and the words can be interpreted. This paper proves the reader’s manipulation and reveals a few devices which were used in order to control the people’s mind. “The Collector” has two points of view which can easily manipulate the reader’s…

or large. At the Boys and Girls club I was thought varies ways to overcome my anxiety, things like: hosting events (MC) and even talking in front of small audience. As of right now I am very proud to say I no longer have stage fright. I am proud to say that I host (MC) all the events that is going on at the Florence Degeorge Boys and Girl Club. There was a boy name John, who was very timid to the point he was afraid of interacting with the other kids around him. I took the…

universal themes worth investigating theatrically. Bibliography Ellis-Fermor, Una, trans. Ibsen: Hedda Gabler and Other Plays Penguin: London, 1983 Fjelde, Rolf, ed. Ibsen: A Collection of Critical Essays Prentice-Hall International Inc: New Jersey Mayerson, Caroline W. “Thematic Symbols in Hedda Gabler” 131-138 Lucas, F.L. The Drama Of Ibsen & Strindberg Cassell: London, 1962 McFarlane, James and Jens Arup trans. Henrik Ibsen: Four Major Plays Oxford University…