The collector john fowles amazon6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() These halcyon days end abruptly: When Frederick is 15, Dick dies suddenly. Dick loves Frederick like a son, and together they share the happiest years of Frederick’s life, including time spent butterfly collecting. Subsequently, Frederick is raised by his Uncle Dick and Aunt Annie, who, like Frederick’s parents, are working class. When Frederick is two, his father dies in a drunk driving accident and his mother abandons him. His periodic allusions to her fate indicate his unreliability as a narrator. As Frederick begins his story, he’s already killed Miranda through neglect however, he conceals this fact until Chapter 3. The second chapter is Miranda’s first-person epistolary account of her imprisonment. The first, third, and fourth are written in first person from Frederick’s perspective. The Collector is divided into four chapters. This guide uses the e-book version of the 2012 Hachette Books edition.Ĭontent Warning: The plot of this novel features stalking, sexual assault, kidnapping followed by prolonged captivity, psychological torture, and violence. ![]()
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