The Power and the Glory
            
            
            
            
            
            
             by
            
             Rich Mullen
            
            
            
            
             Dr.Clayton
             English 102
             May 5, 1999
             
            
             I- introduction
            
             II- Setting
             A. How setting shows the main theme
             1. the jail scene
             2. the traveling scenes
            
             III- Symbolism
             A. How symbolism shows the main theme
             1. liquor
             B. How characters show symbolism
             1. a quote
            
             IV - Characters
             A. How characters show the main theme
             1. The lieutenant
             2. Brigitta
             3. The mestizo
             B. Minor characters
             1. Mr. and Mrs. Fellow, Mr. Tench
             2. Towns people
            
             V - Theme
             A. What makes up the main theme
             1. Setting
             2. Characters
             3. Symbolism
             B. A quote from a book
            
             VI - Conclusion
            
            
            
            
            
             In the novel "The Power and the Glory", Graham Greene uses the elements of
             fiction to show a main theme. Some of the elements he uses are them, characters,
             symbolism, and setting. The way Greene uses these elements to show a main theme
             for his novel, is very good. The elements come together to show the theme, which
             is pity. Pity for a fellow human being.
             Setting is a major element of fiction. The setting of a piece of literature can
             set the mood of the scene. Setting, can also make the reader feel a certain way.
             Some of the scenes in "The Power and the Glory" evoke certain feelings in the
             reader. In the scene when the whiskey priest was put the crowded jail, for having
             liquor on him, Greene makes the scene so horrible that you can't help but feel sorry
             for the priest. As Kenneth Allott said, "The crowded unseen figures in the dark
             seem like shapes from a Dore hell."(182). In the scenes when the priest is traveling
             from town to town, the setting is very rough. Through dense forests and complete
             darkness, he travels and again, the reader feels pity for...