Premium Content The Theme of Obsession in Enduring Love and The Collector
By William Thomas Day-Brosnan - June 16, 2009
Both John Fowles in The Collector and Ian McEwan in Enduring Love use complex symbols and metaphors to expose the theme of obsession. In Enduring Love, the opening events and metaphor of the balloon act as a foreshadowing device for obsession. This is shown by John Logan’s laudable but obsessive refusal to let go of the rope which drags him further…
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