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The Collector

John Fowles
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55 pages • 1 hour read

John Fowles

The Collector

John Fowles
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

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Essay Topics

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How does John Fowles use William Shakespeare’s The Tempest to define his protagonists? Explore the ways the novel uses allusions, quotations, and direct references to build parallels with Shakespeare’s play.

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Some critics see Shakespeare’s The Tempest as an allegory of colonialism: In this reading, Caliban is the Indigenous inhabitant of the island Miranda and her father conquer and subjugate. How would this interpretation change how we see Fowles’s middle-class Miranda and low-class Frederick?

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How does Frederick treat beauty? Why does Frederick catch butterflies? Does he want the same thing from Miranda? Why or why not?

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