Failure of Female Independence in John Fowles'sThe Collector
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To read Fowles’sThe Collectoris to explore the causes of women suppression
and to prove patriarchal norms and values as the root causes of it. Miranda, the
protagonist, who is the victim of male chauvinistic mindset, challenges patriarchy and
struggles relentlessly for freedom by avoiding all the physical luxuries provided by
Clegg. She attacks by all her means the male-controlled religions, myths and ideologies
and wants to set herself free from all forms of domination,but her dream never comes
true since patriarchal doctrines still prevail in the society as hindrances for her project.