The Phantom of Opera

4. write on one of the themes found in novel
One theme found in the novel ‘ The Phantom of the Opera’ is love with Christine because of her beauty and kindness. He soon becomes obsessed with her her and goes to great lengths to help her. He teacher her to sing and even makes sure that she gets the lead role in the opera. Then, when discovers that she loves another, he kidnaps her and even tries to kill Raoul, the man whom Christine loves. Erik wants to force Christine to marry him. Raoul, on the other hand, loves Christine sincerely and truly wants to help her. Here we see the difference between love and obsession. However, Erik eventually lets Christine go and gives her his blessing to marry Raoul.

5. write about a lesson you have learnt from the novel
One lesson I learnt from the novel ‘ The Phantom of the Opera; is that if we treat people with kindness, they can change for the better. In the novel, Erik’s mother was ashamed of him and he was also shunned by other people. This made him become an evil person. Although he intends to force Christine Daae to marry him by threatening to kill Raoul, he has a change of heart when she shows him kindness. This shows that treating people with kindness can have positive effect on them.