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.
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