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* LoveMartyr: Examined. Frederick believes that if he shows Miranda how generous and patient he is, she will grow to love him. It works to a degree, as Miranda's desperate psychological state ''does'' make her sympathetic toward him, if only because she knows this situation could be far worse for her if Frederick were a different sort of abductor. Ironically, that Frederick is exactly the sort of person he is makes it impossible for Miranda to either reason with or escape him.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Miranda tries very hard to fight it, but she confesses in her diary to feeling grateful at some of the things Frederick does.
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* VisibleVictimology: At first, Frederick seems to be genuinely in love/obsessed with Miranda. [[spoiler:After her death in captivity, though, he plots to kidnap another woman who looks a lot like her, as is noted to be blonde too (like Miranda).]]
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Frederick seems to believe that Miranda will have no choice but to love him if he becomes her caretaker and the only person in her world. He's very, ''very'' wrong, as Miranda understandably loathes him for robbing her of her freedom and never stops trying to escape him. Instead of becoming the man she loves most in the world, like he had hoped, he becomes the man she hates most.
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** Frederick seems to believe that Miranda will have no choice but to love him if he becomes her caretaker and the only person in her world. He's very, ''very'' wrong, as Miranda understandably loathes him for robbing her of her freedom and never stops trying to escape him. Instead of becoming the man she loves most in the world, like he had hoped, he becomes the man she hates most.
** Frederick seems to believe that Miranda will have no choice but to love him if he becomes her caretaker and the only person in her world. He's very, ''very'' wrong, as Miranda understandably loathes him for robbing her of her freedom and never stops trying to escape him. Instead of becoming the man she loves most in the world, like he had hoped, he becomes the man she hates most.
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** The earliest example of Frederick's misogyny is early on where he mentions having sex with a prostitute during his time in the army. He claims that he didn't enjoy the experience, later foreshadowing his [extreme reaction to Miranda [[spoiler:trying to seduce and later having sex with him.]]
** The earliest example of Frederick's misogyny is early on where he mentions having sex with a prostitute during his time in the army. He claims that he didn't enjoy the experience, later foreshadowing his [extreme reaction to Miranda [[spoiler:trying to seduce and later having sex with him.]]
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* SexFaceTurn: Miranda [[spoiler:dresses herself up in make up and a nice dress ready to invoke this on Frederick. The novel deconstructs this by having the experience ending with Frederick losing all respect for her and going full blown VillainProtagonist on her, completing his BigBadSlippage.]]
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* SociallyAwkwardHero: The first part of the novel has Frederick trick the reader into thinking he's this, though there are several hints that he's actually a budding VillainProtagonist.
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* DownfallBySex: [[spoiler:Miranda's attempt to seduce Frederick in her bid for freedom dooms them both. Miranda ends up being victim of Fredrick's depravity and Frederick Clegg's transformation into a villain is completed, extinguishing any potential remaining good inside him.]]
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* LimaSyndrome: Frederick literally adores his captive.
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* LimaSyndrome: Frederick literally adores his captive. After Miranda tries to [[spoiler:seduce him, he loses all respect for her and things go south.]]
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* StalkerWithACrush: Frederick. A very dark version as his creepy love and obsession drives him to kidnap the woman he thinks he loves.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Frederick. A very dark version as his creepy The entire novel deconstructs the classic narrative of stalking and later kidnapping a woman for romantic purposes. Fredrick's love and obsession drives him to kidnap the woman he thinks he loves.loves. Unlike most cases, his obsession with Miranda is portrayed as the creepy and frightening experience it is rather than romantic and sweet like most examples.
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** Between Miranda and Frederick. From his side only...
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** Between Frederick believes there's this between him and Miranda, though Miranda and Frederick. From his side only...doesn't feel the same way.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Frederick seems to believe that Miranda will have no choice but to love him if he becomes her caretaker and the only person in her world. He's very, very ''very'' wrong, as Miranda understandably loathes him for robbing her of her freedom and never stops trying to escape him. Instead of becoming the man she loves most in the world, like he had hoped, he becomes the man she hates most.
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* GildedCage: Much of the first section of the book, told from Frederick's perspective, details the lengths to which he goes to make sure Miranda's "room" contains not only everything she could possibly need but everything she could want. At the same time, he goes to equal lengths to make sure the room is an inescapable cell.
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Frederick Clegg, a shy, withdrawn, butterfly-collecting loser secretly seething with bitterness against society at large and women in particular, wins £73,091[[note]]about £1.5 million (or $1.9 million in American currency) in 2018 currency[[/note]] in the football pools. Immediately he quits his dead-end job as a lowly clerk, buys a BigFancyHouse in the country, and uses his newfound wealth toward an elaborate scheme to abduct Miranda Grey, the beautiful and intellectual art student who he has been [[StalkerWithACrush stalking from afar for months]], believing that she was too far above him to approach. Imprisoning Miranda inside a [[GildedCage luxuriously furnished but inescapable room in the cellar]], Frederick showers her with gifts and admiration, believing that if only she sees how much he loves her, she will come to love him in return.
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Frederick Clegg, a shy, withdrawn, butterfly-collecting loser secretly seething with bitterness against society at large and women in particular, wins £73,091[[note]]about £1.5 million (or $1.9 million in American currency) in 2018 currency[[/note]] in the football pools. Immediately he quits his dead-end job as a lowly clerk, buys a BigFancyHouse in the country, and uses his newfound wealth toward an elaborate scheme to abduct Miranda Grey, the beautiful and intellectual art student who he has been [[StalkerWithACrush stalking from afar for months]], believing that she was too far above him to approach. Imprisoning Miranda inside a [[GildedCage luxuriously furnished but inescapable room in the cellar]], Frederick showers her with gifts and admiration, believing that if only she sees how much he loves her, she will come to love him in return.
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* BigBadSlippage: Frederick Clegg starts off as a mild-mannered awkward man who kidnaps Miranda so she'll love him. As time goes on, Frederick gradually becomes worse and worse and it's after [spoiler:Miranda seduces him and has sex with him]] that he snaps and his misogyny and abusive behaviour emerge out in the open. By the end, his journey to full on VillainProtagonist is complete with the implication that [[HereWeGoAgain he's about to start a new cycle.]]
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* BigBadSlippage: Frederick Clegg starts off as a mild-mannered awkward man who kidnaps Miranda so she'll love him. As time goes on, Frederick gradually becomes worse and worse and it's after [spoiler:Miranda [[spoiler:Miranda seduces him and has sex with him]] that he snaps and his misogyny and abusive behaviour emerge out in the open. By the end, his journey to full on VillainProtagonist is complete with the implication that [[HereWeGoAgain he's about to start a new cycle.]]
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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: Miranda's diary, which ends with a few broken, disjointed sentences in which she begs God not to let her die before she succumbs to pneumonia.]]
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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: Miranda's [[spoiler:Miranda's diary, which ends with a few broken, disjointed sentences in which she begs God not to let her die before she succumbs to pneumonia.]]
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* BigBadSlippage: Frederick Clegg starts off as a mild-mannered awkward man who kidnaps Miranda so she'll love him. As time goes on, Frederick gradually becomes worse and worse and it's after [spoiler: Miranda seduces him and has sex with him]] that he snaps and his misogyny and abusive behaviour emerge out in the open. By the end, his journey to full on VillainProtagonist is complete with the implication that [[HereWeGoAgain he's about to start a new cycle.]]
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* BigBadSlippage: Frederick Clegg starts off as a mild-mannered awkward man who kidnaps Miranda so she'll love him. As time goes on, Frederick gradually becomes worse and worse and it's after [spoiler: Miranda [spoiler:Miranda seduces him and has sex with him]] that he snaps and his misogyny and abusive behaviour emerge out in the open. By the end, his journey to full on VillainProtagonist is complete with the implication that [[HereWeGoAgain he's about to start a new cycle.]]
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* HopeSpot: At one point, Miranda manages to convince Frederick to let her out of the basement. She is overwhelmed with joy when she goes outside, and hopes that in time, she will have more opportunities to escape. [[spoiler: It's all for nothing, as her relationship with Frederick deteriorates almost immediately afterwards, and she dies without every seeing the sky again.]]
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* HopeSpot: At one point, Miranda manages to convince Frederick to let her out of the basement. She is overwhelmed with joy when she goes outside, and hopes that in time, she will have more opportunities to escape. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's all for nothing, as her relationship with Frederick deteriorates almost immediately afterwards, and she dies without every ever seeing the sky again.]]
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* MeaningfulName: 'Miranda' means in Latin 'the one who is to be admired'.
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* MeaningfulName: 'Miranda' "Miranda" means in Latin 'the "the one who is to be admired'.admired" in Latin.
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* PrettyButterflies: Butterfly symbolism abounds throughout the book, largely in its darker sense: Frederick compares Miranda's beauty to that of a rare butterfly; Miranda compares her captivity to the hundreds of butterflies Frederick has captured and killed for his collection. Even the title, ''The Collector,'' reflects this motif.
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* PrettyButterflies: Butterfly symbolism abounds throughout the book, largely in its darker sense: Frederick compares Miranda's beauty to that of a rare butterfly; Miranda compares her captivity to the hundreds of butterflies Frederick has captured and killed for his collection. Even the title, ''The Collector,'' Collector'', reflects this motif.
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** The names Miranda and "Ferdinand." Miranda compares the situation in the cellar as being trapped together on a deserted island: no matter how loathsome Frederick is, he's still the only other human being in her world and she's so frightened and desperately lonely that she finds herself trying to reach out to him even though he's the one keeping her there.
* ShoutOut: Miranda asks Frederick to bring her books to read. She re-reads ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' and ''Literature/{{Emma}}''. She compares herself to Marianne and thinks she is like her, but should try to be like Elinor. She also sees herself as manipulative Emma, but her attempts to influence Frederick fail just like Emma's matchmaking schemes. She also likens Frederick to sleazy Mr Elton and her fling from university to Frank Churchill. She asks herself if G.P. is Mr Knightley. She reveals that they share a Christian name -- George, which she happens to dislike.
* ShoutOut: Miranda asks Frederick to bring her books to read. She re-reads ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' and ''Literature/{{Emma}}''. She compares herself to Marianne and thinks she is like her, but should try to be like Elinor. She also sees herself as manipulative Emma, but her attempts to influence Frederick fail just like Emma's matchmaking schemes. She also likens Frederick to sleazy Mr Elton and her fling from university to Frank Churchill. She asks herself if G.P. is Mr Knightley. She reveals that they share a Christian name -- George, which she happens to dislike.
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* ShoutOut: Miranda asks Frederick to bring her books to read. She re-reads ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' and ''Literature/{{Emma}}''. She compares herself to Marianne and thinks she is like her, but should try to be like Elinor. She also sees herself as manipulative Emma, but her attempts to influence Frederick fail just like Emma's matchmaking schemes. She also likens Frederick to sleazyMr Mr. Elton and her fling from university to Frank Churchill. She asks herself if G.P. is Mr Mr. Knightley. She reveals that they share a Christian name -- George, which she happens to dislike.
* ShoutOut: Miranda asks Frederick to bring her books to read. She re-reads ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' and ''Literature/{{Emma}}''. She compares herself to Marianne and thinks she is like her, but should try to be like Elinor. She also sees herself as manipulative Emma, but her attempts to influence Frederick fail just like Emma's matchmaking schemes. She also likens Frederick to sleazy
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** Frederick also finds out that keeping someone in a basement for months can seriously affect their health. He also learns that his wealth will not help him when it comes to [[spoiler: buying [[spoiler:buying life-saving medicine.]]
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* BigBadSlippage: Frederick Clegg starts off as a mild-mannered awkward man who kidnaps Miranda so she'll love him. As time goes on, Frederick gradually becomes worse and worse and it's after [spoiler: Miranda seduces him and has sex with him]] that he snaps and his misogyny and abusive behaviour emerge out in the open. By the end, his journey to full on VillainProtagonist is complete with the implication that [[HereWeGoAgain he's about to start a new cycle.]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Miranda dies and Frederick has set his eyes on a new victim.]]
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