The Brief Over Standing of Mental Disorders: An Essay Discovering the Difference in Several Mental Disorders.
"The Collector" is a fictional story that was written in the 1960's by John Fowles. The book is considered a work of art and has had great reviews; however none that really delve into either of the main characters psyches. Both of them seem to be suffering from some type of a disorder or syndrome that could explain the behavior they display through out this story. These disorders could range from the extreme to the milder forms of several disorders. This will be a journey to find what disorders they may be suffering from and how their behavior has lead to this diagnosis.
First there is Clegg, the captor; he is a collector of butterflies. He is also the winner to a sizable lottery winning. Although he won the lottery he still wasn't happy with his life. He longs for companionship, thinking back to yesteryear, he remembers a local girl, Miranda, that caught his fancy. He had thoughts of her before, but since he knew he wasn't of the same social status, the "la-di-da" type, he dismissed those thoughts, but could never really forget her. Now that his social status has improved he fanaticizes about having her in his life, anyway he can. That is where the adventure begins. Thoughts of her consume him and soon she is all he can think about. He eventually loses all sense of reality, prepares for her arrival as a "guest" in his newly purchased home, kidnaps his love, and holds her in an inner basement cellar. The secondary character, Miranda is the captive; she is a young student of Slade Art School and living a blissful life in London with no real worries to speak of. She doesn't believe that she is a "la-di-da" type of person yet moves about in life in a "la-di-da" manner. The story is separated into four parts. The first, third, and forth are narrated by Clegg and the third part is told by Miranda's thoughts via her diary, which was found by Clegg after her accidental or not so accidental death.