The Works Of Graham Greene
"Many adjectives have been used to describe the novels and plays of
Graham Greene - timely, religious, melodramatic, even "seedy"" (Graham
Greene, A Collection of Critical Essays, back cover). Although this may
not be entirely true in Greene*s other work, it is certainly true in his
novel, The Quiet American. The Quiet American is judged as one of Greene*s
"entertainments" that include comedies, spy fiction, and thrillers that
take place in foreign countries (Introduction). According to World
Literature Critics editor, James P. Draper, The Quiet American is set in
South Vietnam and anticipates U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
The novel*s protagonist, Alden Pyle, who is ...
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who will not
divorce him because of religious reasons, she leaves for Pyle. Fowler and
Pyle still remain friends, but Fowler always carries some envy for Pyle*s
youth and confidence. Fowler is against personal involvement in the war
and when he realizes that Pyle is supplying plastic bomb materials to a
"third force," he discourages him. Even then, Pyle does not listen and
Fowler kills him indirectly. While the novel*s theme lies in the issue of
personal involvement, the relationship of Fowler, Pyle, the American, and
Phoung, a Chinese woman, is also described in detail. Greene rep resents
himself through the British reporter, Fowler, and shows his opposition to
personal involvement. While not getting involved himself, Fowler keeps a
keen eye on Pyle. However, when Fowler finds Pyle selling material for
plastic bombs secretly, he indirectly murders him before the situation
becomes larger and messier.
One thing Fowler does that shows his opposition towards ...
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