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The Collector
She is a art student and her father is a doctor. She had a good social life, she always around by her friends. She also likes art and painting.
Discuss to what extent will you sympathize with Clegg.
Many of the students did sympathized Clegg. ItЎ存 because they think that he is quite very pity as a orphan and isolated. The lower education is also one of the reasons that we all sympathize with him. If he received higher education, may be he will not act like this. He lived in his isolated world only because he cannot coordinate with the community. In some ways, he is not only the abuser but also the one who had been abused. He abuse Miranda, but the society had abuse him.
Discuss this book as a critique of British society in the 1960s
The writer did use this book to criticize British society in 1960s. First, he pointed out the struggle of the community --- lower class struggled with the middle class. Second, many teenagers feeling depressed in the community. Then they changed their anger into madness, like Clegg. ItЎ存 all due to the bad education, poor environment and banishment. They canЎ宇 stand the pressure from the society, so they decided to be isolated. Writer also tried to tell the poor communication between people due to enrich of material.
Discuss Clegg is mad or not
Some people think that Clegg is mad, because he kidnapped Miranda is unacceptable. They think that when someone did something unacceptable thatЎ存 mean he is mad. But some people think that Clegg is only out of control but not mad. ItЎ存 because they think Clegg did all the things to take care Miranda can proof that he is only out of control but not mad.
Discuss the tragic about the Collector
This is a tragedy because Miranda didnЎ宇 release and died at last. Also, Clegg didnЎ宇 realize that what he did is wrong and try to kidnap another girl. ThatЎ存 mean there will be another victim later.
Discuss the conflict between Clegg and Miranda as a battle between the sex.
Most of female talked much more than male, like Clegg and Miranda acted in the book. Also the temptation to opposite sex is different. Male use language to entice female, but female can use sex to entice male. Just like Miranda try to force Clegg to have sex with her.