![]() 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. #Moth in silence of the lambs serialMembers 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. ![]()
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