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Describe the twist in the plot in 'The Midnight Visitor'. Analyse how Fowler's opinion of Ausable must have undergone a change after the plot twist.
Answer:
Plot twist -
• The knock on the hotel room door was not really a policeman, but a waiter who had been asked to bring up drinks.
• The room did not have an attached balcony, as described by Ausable, so when Max stepped out, he was injured since he landed on the hard ground below instead of a balcony.
• The unexpected twist at the end made the story more exciting / unpredictable ending and unpredictable protagonist.
Fowler's changed impression of Ausable -
• Ausable was nothing like the typical spy that Fowler had seen portrayed in the movies and novels.
• The day had been a most ordinary one rather than one full of car chases and gun-slinging criminals.
• Ausable's interaction with Max and how he outwit him really impressed Fowler / realised that first impressions could be wrong / 'Never judge a book by its cover' / first impression should not be the last impression / appearances can be deceptive / Ausable outwit Max with his intelligence by telling a believable story to create a trap.
To summarise - While Fowler was initially disappointed and unimpressed by Ausable, his opinion is most likely to have changed to one of respect and awe after Ausable was able to outwit Max.
