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ari1223
ari1223
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High School - 12th Grade

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

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Posted by ari1223 on Monday March 16, 2009 at 10:21 AM and tagged with collector, emily, rose, the collector.

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  1. herappleness
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    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 and his body is found laying on her bed after all these years.

    Both characters want to keep their loved ones with them, but (out of the two) Emily wins the violence card with the murder of Homer. Both main characters are obviously tormented souls.

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    Posted by herappleness on Monday March 16, 2009 at 10:37 AM