Possible themes of "The Chaser" could be love vs. lust,
infatuation, or the illusive power of love.
When Alan falls
for Diana at some time before the story begins, he falls hard. He wants nothing more
than to be with her all the time. Somehow he hears about a potion that will make her
feel likewise, meaning she obviously doesn't now. So after giving her the potion, his
feelings seem to fade, or he must get annoyed because he eventually goes back to the old
man for "the chaser" a potion needed after the love potion to remove the effects of the
love potion.
This theme applies to all love relationships
because maintaining love after the "honeymoon" period is difficult for both parties. We
value monogamy in our society and therefore determine that these types of fake attempts
to fix the difficulties of a love relationship do not work. This is the intention of
Collier's piece.
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