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I read the book "THE COLLECTOR" and I'm being asked, "Related works for discussion";I need help understanding what exactly do they mean by that ?

I assume you mean the novel by Fowles, The Collector. The instructor is asking you to have some related works for a discussion! I would suggest books that utilize a diary format, as Miranda is a captive and keeps a diary. Miranda herself also likens her captor to Caliban in Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. In some ways there is also a likeness to Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman as both authors use victimization and class structure to illustrate man's psychological fascination with women as powerless through confinement and mental and physical abuse. You could also look at The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood where women are in a society where they used by men, kept in confinement, and keep a journal!