Consequently, everywhere the priest went, he found arising predicaments and situation emerge. When he entered this poor and downtrodden village, they begged him to perform his priestly duties even though he was tired and fatigued. In each of these passages, they described the struggles and burdens that the priest felt when he arrived at the villages. Passage 1 depicts his battle between him and the old man whether or not to hear confession on a night where he is so exhausted. “It would be such a pity if the soldiers came before we had time… such a burden on poor souls, father…” Thus, one can infer from the old man that they are very religious even in the times of the outlawing of Catholicism. This shows their devotion and dedication to their
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In this passage, the whisky priest has finally allowed the old man to let his people come to him in order for the whisky priest to hear their confessions. The whisky priest can no longer rest to gather his strength because he must perform his obligatory duties. “ ‘Oh, let them come. Let them all come!’ the priest cried angrily. ‘I am your servant.’” Ironically, readers have seen similar ideas in chapters prior. When the whisky priest did not aboard the General Obregon, Greene made a comparison between the whisky priest and a West African King that does not rest so the winds do not fail for his subjects. These themes compare because people are both in the illusion that they (whisky priest and West African King) are in control. However, it is the people that govern and affect their decisions so much as not even letting them lie down “in case the winds should fail.” Finally, the last quotation that connotates significance is the exchange between the old man and his citizens. “He is a very holy father. There he is in my hut now weeping for our sins.” Although the whisky priest is weeping, he is not weeping for their sins. This shows the significance of how tired and restless the priest is as well as how much citizens still respect him. In conclusion, both of these passages show severe significance that affects and relates to the entire
In this passage, the whisky priest has finally allowed the old man to let his people come to him in order for the whisky priest to hear their confessions. The whisky priest can no longer rest to gather his strength because he must perform his obligatory duties. “ ‘Oh, let them come. Let them all come!’ the priest cried angrily. ‘I am your servant.’” Ironically, readers have seen similar ideas in chapters prior. When the whisky priest did not aboard the General Obregon, Greene made a comparison between the whisky priest and a West African King that does not rest so the winds do not fail for his subjects. These themes compare because people are both in the illusion that they (whisky priest and West African King) are in control. However, it is the people that govern and affect their decisions so much as not even letting them lie down “in case the winds should fail.” Finally, the last quotation that connotates significance is the exchange between the old man and his citizens. “He is a very holy father. There he is in my hut now weeping for our sins.” Although the whisky priest is weeping, he is not weeping for their sins. This shows the significance of how tired and restless the priest is as well as how much citizens still respect him. In conclusion, both of these passages show severe significance that affects and relates to the entire