The Power and The Glory
First, to prove to be admirable, one has to deserve praise for his or her excellence. In Graham Greene's novel, The Power and the Glory, the Whiskey Priest does not initially portray the qualities it takes to be recognized as that admirable person, but in the end he shines as a hero. In spite of the Priest's continuous hiding, running, drinking, and other unethical activities, his virtues play a major role in why he engages in all the activities he does. We see evidence of the Priest's despair in the beginning when we come to find out that he has a daughter, Brigitta, from a previous affair with Maria. The Whiskey Priest lives with continuous guilt throughout most of the book. Not only does the Priest hide from many people including his daughter, he also moves from place to place many times. "There'll be another boat, in a fortnight, or three weeks. You are lucky, you can get out," states Mr. Tench to reassure the Whiskey Priest that he does not have to stay in Carmen (17). Running from his problems and hiding from different individuals, the Whiskey Priest moves from Carmen through various cities and then back to Carmen again. The
The Whiskey Priest is continuously performing kind acts to benefit the parishioners of the church while at the same time being hypocritical and dishonest. The Whiskey Priest goes against his conscious and hears the confessions of the parishioners, performs mass, and performs the sacrament of Baptism. "It's not what you want or what I want, he continued sharply with authority, I will sleep now...you can wake me an hour before dawn...half an hour to hear your confessions...then Mass, and I will be gone (64)." "The first time he had consumed the body and blood of God in a state of mortal sin," that was a common thought from then on found in the Whiskey Priest (70). Later in the novel, the priest continues to say mass, even though it was a risk to him and the parishioners. Even though the Whiskey Priest knows his acts are immortal, he seems compelled to perform these acts out of a sense of duty born of habit. "Give me my brandy," is a phrase spoken by the Whiskey Priest throughout the novel (17). The Whiskey Priest finds great pleasure and comfort in drinking. The Whiskey Priest turns to drinking to escape from the reality of life. The many drinks the pri
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Approximate Word count = 788
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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