![]() ![]() This allows the reader to hear first hand from each character exposing their true thoughts. The novel is also written in first person with sections from both Clegg and Miranda’s point of view. The Collector is no exception. The novel involves two characters, Clegg and Miranda, who represent two completely opposite personalities, which lead the reader to two different paths into the human mind. ![]() ![]() After many years of reading, I’ve come to realize that we read literature because it gives us insights into the human condition and the human mind and the more we can learn about the human condition, the more we can learn about ourselves. Reading literature is such a core part of education, no matter what the subject may be. Everything we read in school is intentional. By the end of the novel and numerous discussions about the assigned literature, I always come to realize my teacher’s reasoning behind the assignment. The Collector is probably the strangest novel I’ve ever read which then had me thinking about all of the different novels that I’ve been assigned to read throughout my years in school. I’ve found myself many times wondering why teachers assign us to read certain novels. If you have not read The Collector, you can read a summary of it here. After reading the novel The Collector by John Fowles in my college writing class, many questions came to my mind about the text. ![]()
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