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Character Development Comparison/Contrast (BR 2)Sometimes help is where we least expect it. But when we find the help we argon looking for, we will do anything for it. In Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling finds help in the form a serial killer, Dr. Lecter. He helps her in two ways, he helps her authorise the case of a serial killer at large, and in the process forces Clarice to face her past, helping her move on. Also Clarice helps Dr. Lecter fill an empty space in his life, which is that of a female companion which he has longed for since the death of his sister. Perhaps it is also that when we find help, we are reluctant to accept it. In Silence of the Lambs, Clarice has no pickax but to confront her past as she needs information from Dr. Lecter in order to solve her case. As the story goes on Clarice begins to become intrigued by Dr. Lecter and realizes that he is helping her heal. Starling cut out the picture of Hannah and put it in her wallet. It was the only thing she s aved. She was healing (pg.332).In Hannibal, Clarice seems to forget that Dr. Lecter is a wanted serial killer. Clarice becomes obsess with Dr. Lecter. She allows her obsession to overtake her life, Some anonymous neighbor printed a sign in gothic letters that read Hannibals House and pinned it on her blanket entrance (258). Clarice becomes so involved with Dr. Lecter that sh...