The Collector

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 genre requires both the imagination and interpretation of the reader. It is up to you to rely on your own analysis of both characters and their often contradictory stories, to piece together the novel that is The Collector. A majority of horror stories…

Quote Collector Copy evidence from articles that support each topic, you will use these quotes later to create evidence sentences for your essay. Violence: Violence spread across the young nation like wildfire, displacing 413,000 civilians in just the first month of conflict. Tens of thousands of civilians rushed to seek refuge in U.N. bases that were subsequently turned into makeshift displacement camps. The scale of sexual violence is particularly shocking: in five months last year, from…

Robin Sharma once said “Words can inspire and words can destroy, choose yours well.” Words are an interesting invention, they’re how we communicate, express ourselves, and inspire others. Words will always be with us even when we have nothing. The Rent Collector is a book about Sang Ly, a girl in a Cambodian dump who learns how to read to make a better life for her family. Through her experience she learns how important words are. The theme for The Rent Collector is words are powerful, for they…

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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…

The artist David Hockney painted American Collectors in early years in Southern California 1968. He painted acrylic on canvas. American Collectors, it is double portrait of man and woman, who is Fred and Marcia Weisman with their collection of art works. Including a sculpture by Henry Moore and William Turnbull, which are the stack of stones in front of the man, and native American totem pole next to the woman. The woman, Marcia Weisman wears pink long dress with a smile on her face. She stands…

In the movie The Bone Collector, a forensic science movie, it is often portrayed as a movie that can be easily solved within a few hours based off shows that deals with forensic work like NCIS, Law and Order, Cold Case, and Snapped; but the solving time is often misunderstood. The Bone Collector is specifically based on forensic anthropology, which is the application of science to the physical by applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases. Forensic…

In the novel, The Rent Collector, by Camron Wright, a very special type of happy ending exists. This ending beautifully exemplifies the moral growth of the main character, Soriyan, who has lost her identity only to gain it back at the end of the story. The character Sang Ly instrumentally brings about this transformation that becomes so significant throughout the story. This particular type of happy ending greatly satisfies the reader, and teaches a moral lesson. In The Rent Collector, the…

A Portrait of Frederick Clegg – Antisocial Traits in His Personality John Fowles’ The Collector is a book that stands out for various reasons. Not only it depicts two characters diametrically different from one another, but it also portrays them with such depth and psychological insight that it is hard to believe only one author has created such two plausible and conflicting protagonists. Another thing that attracts attention in The Collector is the overall character of Frederick Clegg and the…

An often debated question is that of what makes a good story. In the 1800s, Edgar Allan Poe created one list of rules that he thinks makes a good detective story. These include requirements such as "clues ... to allow the reader to solve the crime" and "a detective with strong intuitive skills" (Poe, "Rules for Detective Stories"). Two mystery tales that can be judged using these rules to determine which is better are Poe's own short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and a movie, The Bone…