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In The Collector (Fowles's 1960s novel), Clegg falls for Miranda, but he...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:37:38 PST

In The Collector (Fowles's 1960s novel), Clegg falls for Miranda, but he is not mentally stable and is obsessive, so he uses chloroform to kidnap her, keep her hostage, and see if that way she can learn to love him. He, however, does not abuse her, nor hurts her. He is incapable of any human connection, good or bad. In A Rose for Emily, Emily uses arsenic to poison Homer. She does that, and keeps him in the household until the day she dies...

How is violence presented differently in The Collector and A Rose for...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:21:52 PST

How is violence presented differently in The Collector and A Rose for Emily when the book and the short story are somewhat alike?

That is a good question. It sounds like you've looked to literature for...

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:04:22 PST

That is a good question. It sounds like you've looked to literature for the meaning of Caliban. I'm going to suggest that the name "Piero" may find its meaning in history and art, rather than literature.Would it make sense for you to link Piero to Piero della Francesca, the famous Renaissance painter? His work broke with convention somewhat, and he was more of a loner than a member of a specific workshop (as was common in this period).

I am wondering what the name Piero has to do with the book "The Collecter"?

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:46:30 PST

My homework for my english class is to find out who Peiro and Caliban are, and it was asked of us right after we got done reading some pages, i know who caliban is and that it is related to the book but i can't find anything about Piero.

Thanks,

I assume you mean the novel by Fowles, The Collector. The instructor is...

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:55:18 PST

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...

Works related to "The Collector" for discussion.

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:16:33 PST

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 ?

Technically speaking, an author's style is created by the words used and...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:48:09 PST

Technically speaking, an author's style is created by the words used and the pattern of the words used. Tone, the words chosen by the writer to create a given feeling in any given piece of literature, and sentence patterns and the variety of said patterns work together to create what one would call the author's style.But style is more than words on a page. Style is the attitude which surfaces, consciously or subconsciously, as a writer puts...

When thinking about style, first consider the clothes people wear. Do...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:33:01 PST

When thinking about style, first consider the clothes people wear. Do you know someone who always dresses in black or who never wears plaid? Maybe the clothes are pure vintage (from the local thrift shop, perhaps) or very modern and straight from the most fashion-forward stores. Whatever they wear, people choose clothes to express themselves and their individual "style." Authors have style, too, but it's called literary style or the...

When you analyze author's style, you need to consider the author's point...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:23:37 PST

When you analyze author's style, you need to consider the author's point of view, sentence structure, syntax, and tone.

Description of author's style

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:13:12 PST

Description of author's style