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The Chaser John Collier Analysis
“The chaser” was the short story written by “John Collier”. The story was based on the fantasy world of humans in which they talk about the love potion that made someone madly fall in love. In the exposition, they talk about the character Alan, who went to his neighbourhood to meet someone. He found one of the doors in an old street where the name of that person was written “obscurely” (3). He entered the room and found no furniture inside it instead of “a plain kitchen table, a rocking chair and an ordinary chair” (5). Also, he saw a muddy wall and shelves full of bottles and jars. In the rising action, he saw a man sitting on a rocking chair and reading a newspaper. And then the old man shows Alan an extraordinary mixture named glove-cleaner. Although he told him that the liquid is colourless …show more content…
And also, she was jealous of girls you meet in the party. She would do everything you wish. She would show enormous care for you. She would never allow you to tired and neglect your food. She would extra horrify when you came late at home. Also, she made assumptions in her mind that you are in great danger, maybe you are killed. However, in the falling action, the old man said Alan that this not expensive as glove cleaner this is just one dollar. At last, he bought that glove cleaner and the old man gives him a full of a small container. The internal conflict in the story is that Alan is in love with Diana but she does not love him and the external conflict is that he is so desperate for love so that he want to use a love potion on her. Alan is a lovesick man, desperate for love, want to buy love potion so that he will make her love. He is innocent, easily convinced person and selfish as he just thinking for himself. The old man is a medical professional who sells potions. He is sophisticated and cruel as he gives the love potion to make someone in love which destroy the life of another

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