But Fred isn’t a monster, in his eyes at least. Walking home from the cinema, Miranda is chloroformed and bundled into the back of his van, with no one else being any the wiser. So one rainy night, Fred carries out his plan. He plans every intricate detail and before long he’s bought an old house in the English countryside, complete with a cellar that’s just perfect for keeping someone prisoner in. But Fred doesn’t do this on a whim, oh no. So obviously the only other option is to kidnap her. I mean, he has plenty of opportunities to do so, he watches her daily and fantasises over her, but speaking to her in the street? No, that’s a bit too much for him. Perhaps now Miranda will see him in a different light? Another problem is that Fred is quite a socially awkward character and never quite has the courage to speak to Miranda. He wins massively on the pools and is suddenly a very rich man indeed. It would never work.īut luck soon strikes for Fred. In Fred’s assumption, she’s all too la-di-da for him. The only problem is that Fred feels someone like him could never be with someone like her they’re from totally different worlds. Fred watches Miranda and imagines a life of them being together. A man named Frederick (I’m going to call him Fred) lusts after a young art student named Miranda. The Collector by John Fowles is a story about kidnapping. My review would be that this novel is great and well worth your time. If you are planning on reading this novel soon, then look away now. So with that in mind there’s gonna be plenty of spoilers coming up. I must start off by saying that this post is not so much a review, but more of a collection of thoughts on this most excellent book. Some Thoughts on The Collector by John Fowles Home › book review › Some Thoughts on The Collector by John Fowles

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