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Running Head: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Critical Analysis of Silence of the Lambs Introduction to Psychology Critical Analysis of Silence of the Lambs In the book “Silence of the Lambs” (Harris, 1988) the whole plot is based around three main ....

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.... the story line takes place from her point of view. She is driven by memories of her childhood, which is a recurring theme throughout the book. Most of these are in the form of flashbulb memories, a recollection of an event so powerful that the recollection is highly vivid and richly detailed, as if it were preserved on film (Brown & Kulik, 1977). She draws upon these memories for courage, and they give her the strength of will to accomplish whatever task it is she is about to perform. Hannibal Lecter is neither an antagonist nor protagonist, but more like a middleman throughout the novel. He doles out parcels of knowledge to Clarice Starling in ....