sacrificing his own freedom in order to rescue the gringo's soul. Thus the novel is based on many contrasts. Further, Greene contrasts the treatment of two young girls towards the unnamed priest. The first girl is his own daughter, while the second is the daughter of an American family known as the Fellows. The former, Brigida, hates him and acts rudely to him, justifying that all her colleagues "laughs at [her]" and humiliates her as a result of his actions and attitudes. However, her father expresses how much he loves and cares about her. He keeps repeating: "I love you, I am your father and I love you" (82), but all his attempts are in vain. Even in his last few days before the implementation of execution, he cannot think of anything
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When the plot is concerned, "The Power and the Glory" has a simple, well-built plot that follows a chronological line-order, consisting of an initiation, a rising action, a climax, a falling action, and a resolution. It narrates the story of a wanted "whisky priest" who is thought to be the last priest in Mexico. It is divided into a main plot and a subplot. The main plot is centered on the character of the unnamed priest and his journey of conflict with the political authorities symbolized in the lieutenant. When he gives up the money while leaving the village. The priest shows-expresses an initial sign – it also presents the signs of his spiritual salvation. Once again, the idea of abandonment comes to readers' mind, but this time with. The priest decides to renounce all earthly possessions, following some of the biblical instructions. By doing so, he devotes himself to God. As for the subplot, the story of the martyr, young Juan, told by a mother to her children serves as a support for the main one. On one hand, it asserts the fact that people still stick to their faith in God and Church, hoping in bringing up a generation with strong religious beliefs. The young martyr mimics the priest in sacrificing his soul for the sake of rescuing others'. By the time the mother finishes-ends her narration of the story, the execution has been implemented. She tells her son that this dead priest is-must be a martyr and a great hero like Juan, as they have faced their death
When the plot is concerned, "The Power and the Glory" has a simple, well-built plot that follows a chronological line-order, consisting of an initiation, a rising action, a climax, a falling action, and a resolution. It narrates the story of a wanted "whisky priest" who is thought to be the last priest in Mexico. It is divided into a main plot and a subplot. The main plot is centered on the character of the unnamed priest and his journey of conflict with the political authorities symbolized in the lieutenant. When he gives up the money while leaving the village. The priest shows-expresses an initial sign – it also presents the signs of his spiritual salvation. Once again, the idea of abandonment comes to readers' mind, but this time with. The priest decides to renounce all earthly possessions, following some of the biblical instructions. By doing so, he devotes himself to God. As for the subplot, the story of the martyr, young Juan, told by a mother to her children serves as a support for the main one. On one hand, it asserts the fact that people still stick to their faith in God and Church, hoping in bringing up a generation with strong religious beliefs. The young martyr mimics the priest in sacrificing his soul for the sake of rescuing others'. By the time the mother finishes-ends her narration of the story, the execution has been implemented. She tells her son that this dead priest is-must be a martyr and a great hero like Juan, as they have faced their death