phantom of the opera book christines reaction

I don’t really care where to, or how long, the whole experience is enough for me. Over winter break I was lucky enough to go on a short road trip. It is here that he becomes a political assassin for the Shah and develops his ruthless method of killing with a noose, an ability he uses many times during 'The Phantom of the Opera.'

His reputation spreads, and he quickly finds himself building a palace and working for the Shah, or Emperor, of Persia. During his stay at the circus, Erik becomes an excellent illusionist, magician and ventriloquist with a beautiful singing voice. After he runs away from home, Erik begins to wear a mask and joins a circus, using his deformity to earn himself a position in the freak show. Because Erik never received the love of his mother, it’s easy to say that Erik’s obsession with Christine stems from that. It’s also gets revealed that “Erik” isn’t his birth name but rather a name that was given to him, though Leroux never mentions who gave him that name. Although Leroux doesn’t outright say it, it’s heavily implied that Erik laments the fact that his mother was disgusted by his deformed appearance, which causes him to run away from a young age. Gaston Leroux uses flashbacks to give the reader insight into Erik’s childhood and his life as a young adult. Much of the reason Erik is obsessed with Christine and murders for her is due to his past.

Phantom of the opera book christines reaction