One major and obvious theme that is constant throughout the novel is obsession. ... The second theme that is continuous throughout the story is imprisonment. ... However, she also goes through a metamorphosis that Humbert tries to stop, since the metamorphosis seems to occur in reverse. ... Similarly to Lolita, The Collector also exploits the theme of obsession throughout the entire novel. ... The second theme of imprisonment is extremely apparent throughout The Collector as well as Lolita. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10

Also, his use of vivid imagery allows the reader a greater sense of the actual metamorphosis of the dead groundhog. ... It is now that this metamorphosis began. ... This is a potent theme in this poem: the authors tumult over the sight of the groundhog. ... This is the midst of his metamorphosis. ...

• Word Count: 452
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• Grade Level: High School

It is for this reason that the child was a common theme in their poems. ... As Silas raises Eppie he is described as "unfolding" and "trembling into full consciousness", imagery which compares him to the metamorphosis of an insect and the blooming of a flower. ...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School