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| Eye in Eye by Edvard Munch |
NOTE: The Final Project assignment is the post BELOW this one, in case you missed class on Friday. We'll talk about it much more in class, and I'll post resources for it very soon! Otherwise, read the opening of The Collector, which is in 2 parts: Part 1 is from Frederick (the "collector's") perspective, while Part 2 is from Miranda's perspective. The brief Part 3 returns to Frederick for the Epilogue.
Answer TWO of the following:
Q1: Frederick claims that "a lot of people...would do what I did or similar things if they had the money and the time" (20). Do you think he was planning to abduct Miranda even before he came into the money, or was it, as he suggests, the power of money that lured him into such an evil act?
Q2: Somewhat related to the above, do we think Frederick is a reliable narrator so far in the story? He is very honest, and he lays all his cards on the table, so to speak. But do we see any cracks in his story? Odd equivocations?
Q3: Frederick is obsessed with taking photos, especially of Miranda, but as he reminds us, "Nothing nasty. Just couples" (18). Miranda says to him, "I don't know why you want all these photos...You can see me every day" (65). Why might he want to see her both ways, as a captive and through a picture? How might this also relate to his butterfly collecting?
Q4: One of the initial attractions of Miranda for Frederick is that despite her being educated, she "didn't have any class feeling. She spoke as she walked, you might say" (13). Why is Frederick so sensitive to class and education? How does the presence of class come up between them despite his obvious power of her in the basement?
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