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Erik reveals that he has never received a kiss, not even from his own mother, nor has been allowed to give one and is overcome with emotion. He and Christine then cry together and their tears "mingle". Erik later says that he has never felt so close to another human being. He allows the Persian and Raoul to escape, though not before making Christine promise that she will visit him on his death day, and return the gold ring he gave her. He also makes the Persian promise that afterward he will go to the newspaper and report his death, as he will die soon and will die "of love".

Indeed, sometime later Christine returns to Erik's lair, buries him somewhere he will never be found by Erik's request and returns the gold ring. Afterward, a local newspaper runs the simple note: Christine and Raoul who finds out that Erik has killed his older brother elope together, never to return. Passages narrated directly by the Persian and the final chapter piece together Erik's life: Eventually, he returned to France and, wearing a mask, started his own construction business.

After being subcontracted to work on the foundations of the Palais Garnier, Erik had discreetly built himself a lair to disappear in, complete with hidden passages and other tricks that allowed him to spy on the managers.

Leroux uses the operatic setting in The Phantom of the Opera to use music as a device for foreshadowing. She uses the example of how Leroux introduces the song Danse Macabre which means "dance of death" in the gala scene which foreshadows the graveyard scene that comes later where the Phantom plays the fiddle for Christine and attacks Raoul when he tries to intervene. Drumright points out that music is evident throughout the novel in that it is the basis for Christine and Erik's relationship.

Christine sees Erik as her Angel of Music that her father promised would come to her one day. The Phantom sees Christine as his musical protege, and he uses his passion for music to teach her everything he knows. Stylistically, the novel is framed as a mystery novel as it is narrated through a detective pulling his information from various forms of research.

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But, it seems that the mystery novel persona was a facade for the real genre being more of a gothic romance. In his article, Fitzpatrick compares the Phantom to other monsters featured in Gothic horror novels such as Frankenstein's monster , Dr. Jekyll, Dorian Gray, and Count Dracula. The Phantom has a torture chamber where he kidnaps and kills people, and the walls of the chapel in the graveyard are lined with human bones.

People are frightened by him because of his deformities and the acts of violence he commits. The novel features a love triangle between the Phantom, Christine, and Raoul. Raoul is seen as Christine's childhood love whom she is familiar with and has affection for. He is rich and therefore offers her security as well as a wholesome, Christian marriage. The Phantom, on the other hand, is not familiar. He is dark, ugly, and dangerous and therefore represents the forbidden love.

However, Christine is drawn to him because she sees him as her Angel of Music, and she pities his existence of loneliness and darkness. By the time Leroux published The Phantom of the Opera , he had already gained credibility as a crime mystery author in both French and English speaking countries.

He had written six novels prior, two of which had garnered substantial popularity within their first year of publication called The Mystery of the Yellow Room and The Perfume of the Lady in Black. This serialized version of the story became important when it was read and sought out by Universal Pictures to be adapted into a movie in Based on the critical reviews of two modern day readers of the book, Sean Fitzpatrick and Cathleen Myers, the novel is praiseworthy for its drama, but overall it does not rise to the standards of great literature.

Fitzpatrick claims that " The Phantom of the Opera is not a great book, but it is a great read. Fitzpatrick argues that all of these elements make the book good for light reading. She claims that one of the book's downfalls is that one of the important characters - the mysterious Persian - is introduced too late in the storyline. Another glaring omission that she sees in the book is that the Phantom is left unexplained. Myers also criticizes Christine's love for Raoul whom she claims is an idiot, saying he "makes Jonathon Harker and Lord Godalming in Dracula look like rocket scientists.

There have been many literary and other dramatic works based on Leroux's novel, ranging from stage musicals to films to children's books. Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the film and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. In Webber's musical, he was focused on writing more of a romance piece and found the book and the musical took off from there.

Leroux's novel was more than just a mystery and had romance and other genres, that would appeal to more audiences. The musical has received more than fifty awards and is seen by many as being the most popular musical on Broadway. Leroux's novel was created into two silent films during the history and adaptations of the novel.

The first production of the novel into a silent film was produced by German adaptation called, Das Gespenst im Opernhaus. This film though has no living proof left and is lost due to no pictures being taken or an actual copy of the film is preserved. The last living knowledge of the film is that it was made in and was directed by Ernest Matray.

The next adaptation or silent film was made in by Universal Studios. This version starred Lon Chaney Sr. Due to tensions on the set, there was a switch in directors and Edward Sedgwick finished the film while changing the direction the movie was going to take. This time, the movie was a success with audiences in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the novel. For the musical and other uses, see The Phantom of the Opera disambiguation. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Gaston Leroux's Gothic novel remains simultaneously one of the most popular horror stories and love stories in world fiction. Built on a foundation of mythology, fairy tales, history, scandal, and social commentary, its themes of hatred and fear, desire and love speak to readers of any era. From silent film to Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, it has captured imaginations with its Gothic glamour, romance, horror, and pathos.

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