LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 20:1 January 2020
ISSN 1930-2940

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Impact of Child Characters on the Fatherhood of Whisky Priest in
Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory

Tahmeena Hussain, M.A. English & M.Phil. English, Ph.D. Scholar

Abstract

In Christian ideology, father is a man who takes responsibilities for the lives of others, who is ultimately prepared to sacrifice himself for those who appear to be too helpless to survive on their own. In the novel, The Power and the Glory, the protagonist, Whisky Priest offers martyrdom - a self-sacrifice for the innocent children; thus revisiting the relationship between the Father in Heaven and the father on earth.

All the children in the novel - Luis, Coral and Brigitta, carry some sort of recognition of Priest’s faith in God and the Church in one form or the other. While Luis carries on this impression of the revival of faith successfully, Coral and Brigitta possibly perished in the process. Thus, it is only the character of Luis who not only withstood the test of time but also passed on the faith in God and the Church successfully to the future generations.

Keywords: Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory, Child Characters, Fatherhood of Whisky Priest

Introduction

Fatherhood functions in the novels of Graham Greene on three interactive levels. The lowest level is that of a biological father, the next level is that of a “father” in metaphorical sense – the priest. This type of fatherhood is a frequent one in Greene’s works. The third and the highest level of fatherhood is related to God, the Father in Heaven. God as a father who cares with His ultimate grace and mercy. This concept applies equally in the attitude of a man towards his fellow beings.

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Tahmeena Hussain, M.A. English & M.Phil. English, Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Linguistics
University of Kashmir, Srinagar
tahmeenahussain.uok@gmail.com
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