Power and the Glory": A Critical Analysis

Graham Greene's book "The Power and the Glory" is about a "whiskey priest" who is heavily and sinfully involved with alcohol but still has some of his faith left. The authorities in Mexico have banned the Catholic religion, and they have sentenced individuals such as the main character to death. Still, however, he stumbles his way across Mexico, in an attempt to escape persecution and death. As he works his way across the land, he spends much time on his inner feelings and thoughts, and much of the book is dealing with his personal reflections and how he feels about the things that have happened in his life. He has questions about himself, and he has questions about his faith, that he believes that the Catholic Church will overcome any obstacle it faces.

The book was written in 1940, and even though it...
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