The continuing threat to women from Buffalo Bill-especially towards the Senator’s daughter-forces the FBI to seek new leads to his identity and follow them up with all resources. Result Overall Story ResponseĮveryone’s efforts are directed towards the final result of finding Buffalo Bill and saving the Senator’s daughter. Clarice’s mental process involves using her experience as a female when searching the victims’ rooms.
Theme of faceless killers serial#
The FBI’s Behavioral Science department follows established procedures in trying to track down serial killers. Effect Overall Story SolutionĬlarice solves the problem of Buffalo Bill’s identity by looking to the results of his actions-the victims-and deducing why he takes their skin. Chilton and the Senator’s interaction with Lecter as to Buffalo Bill’s identity (cause) creates more trouble-outdated information that almost costs the senator’s daughter her life-because they were not looking at the effects of their deception on Lecter (he is motivated to escape). Searching for what causes serial killers’ behavior stirs up more trouble for the FBI and doesn’t get them any closer to catching “Buffalo Bill.” Dr. The organized forces of security-the largely male FBI and police-battle wits with the individual threats to society-the male serial killers Buffalo Bill and Lecter. Overall Story Thematic Conflict Security vs. He threatens Clarice by cocking his gun, and she responds by shooting him.
Theme of faceless killers skin#
Buffalo Bill threatens the Senator’s daughter with the hose if she doesn’t use the skin cream. Men act threateningly towards women: Miggs makes threatening gestures towards Clarice, which she ignores and he follows through by attacking her. Clarice’s sense of security as a child was destroyed by her father’s death and seeing and hearing lambs slaughtered. No amount of security, even steel bars and plexiglass walls, seems to protect society, and especially Dr. Members of society cannot feel secure with serial killers on the loose, and expect the FBI to remove that threat. The FBI is concerned with its discovery of an increasing number of victims and the progress it is making toward locating Buffalo Bill Clarice Starling is concerned with her progress as an FBI trainee Buffalo Bill is concerned with the progress of his “suit of skin” Hannibal Lecter is concerned with the progress being made toward better accommodations (and escape) etc. ""Tracking Down Buffalo Bill"" Universe Overall Story Throughlineįaced with the predicament of a serial killer on the loose and no clues to his identity, the FBI enlists the advice of another serial killer in an effort to put an end to the situation. LECTER (V.O.): Well, Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming… ? Overall Story Throughline
She has no answer to Lecter’s final phone call:
Bad Story JudgmentĪt the story’s end, Clarice has not put her personal demons to rest. Success Story Outcomeīuffalo Bill is found and killed, the Senator’s daughter is rescued, and Clarice graduates to FBI agent status. There cannot be many places where a murder victim worked as a seamstress and rare death’s head moths (which were found inside her corpse) are bred. Optionlock Story LimitĪlthough time is running out for the Senator’s daughter, no set time limit is indicated. This action leads the FBI to seek Lecter’s help Miggs’ attack on Clarice evokes sympathy in Lecter and his decision to help her Lecter’s clue about covetousness and his writing on the map leads Clarice to reinvestigate the Ohio murder the moth landing on spools of thread in Gumb’s house leads Clarice to try to arrest him Gumb’s cocking of his revolver warns Clarice and forces her to shoot him. “BILL SKINS FIFTH” reads the newspaper headline on Crawford’s corkboard, and on Bill’s wall. Male Main Character Mental SexĬlarice methodically follows up each clue provided by Hannibal Lecter and others to gather evidence that eventually leads her to Buffalo Bill. Do-er Main Character ApproachĪs a child, Clarice took action by kidnapping the lamb to save it from being slaughtered she actively joined the FBI to go after killers, like the ones who killed her father encountering Buffalo Bill, she tries to apprehend him herself. Steadfast in her resolve, Clarice must hold out until the process that is threatening the “lambs” (specifically the serial killer, generally all killers) comes to an end. She heeds his advice and finds a vital clue in the case file, as Lecter suggested. 8 of the 12 essential questions Steadfast Main Character ResolveĮven after Lecter has killed more people in his escape from custody, Clarice still believes she was on the right track in getting his help.
0 kommentar(er)
