Essays Tagged: "John Fowles"

How does John Fowles use particular landscapes and places to enhance and identify each character in 'The French Lieutenants Woman'?

John Fowles introduces the novel by giving an detailed description of the 'Cobb' in Lyme Regis. He i ... is quite detailed in the description, rather like a movie camera tracking the scene for the viewer. John Fowles tells us that the hotel was not cheap, and her 'room' was in fact two rooms, therefore w ... emotionally and sexually aware of herself. The Toby jug stands for her sense of humour and beauty, John Fowles says that she 'fell for the smile'. Her nightgown seems to me a practical purpose, as Fo ...

(8 pages) 76 0 4.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

John Fowles - The Collector

acters in any text can be developed to encourage a personal response by a reader. The Collector, by John Fowles, is a novel that uses techniques such as symbolism and conflict to develop this response ... l five characters. It is a strong technique used by Fowles to develop readings of Clegg and Miranda.John Fowles uses many techniques to create and develop the characters of Frederick Clegg, and Mirand ...

(6 pages) 53 0 3.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Discuss the ways in which your engagement with the construction of a character or characters in "The Collector" has contributed to your understanding of the text.

hat the characters in The Collector contribute to my understanding of the text. In The Collector by John Fowles, the reader's engagement with Miranda and Clegg helps them to understand Fowles idea of ... hat the characters in The Collector contribute to my understanding of the text. In The Collector by John Fowles, the reader's engagement with Miranda and Clegg helps them to understand Fowles idea of ...

(9 pages) 63 0 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Salman Rusdie - portrait in brief

realism, which includes such English-language authors as Peter Carey, Angela Carter, E.L. Doctorow, John Fowles, Mark Helprin or Emma Tennant. Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by the former Irani ...

(6 pages) 90 3 3.8 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Some Notes: "French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles.

, self-reflexive authorial intrusions, and his Victorian narration with a 20th century sensibility, Fowles simultaneously constructs and deconstructs a Victorian novel, presenting radical cognitive ex ... class disregarded, and order restored. The incongruous "so ends the story" mocks narrative closure. Fowles toys with the reader, making Charles and Ernestina have "what shall it be - let us say seven ...

(11 pages) 44 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Conformist and nonconformist- how are they represented in the area of study of TS Eliot's selected poems and "The Collector" by John Fowles

ways- roaming the streets 'Along the reaches of the street', seeing the world bare with corruption.John Fowles travels through the deep, serious and realistic pictures of a distorted personality and ... n the both is a tool of survival in a world that is not as simple as black and white. T.S Eliot and John Fowles have portrayed this fundamental value with their gripping images.BIBLIOGRAPHYJ. Fowles, ...

(5 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Collector, A Library Report

Report, The Collector Syhamal Bagchee in his article "The Collector: The Paradoxical Imagination of John Fowles"� finds The Collector to contain pronounced thematic and moralistic content in co ... splay similar attitudes or beliefs. For example, both Miranda and Clegg both do not believe in God. John Fowles himself is an atheist and uses Clegg as a spokesman for his views.Bagchee finds irony in ...

(4 pages) 2846 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Collector" by John Fowles

The Collector by John FowlesIt's a psychological novel about the delirium man who trapped a beautiful female student ... ng Art, Religion.Bibliographyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collectorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_FowlesMicrosoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

(2 pages) 2614 1 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature