Throughout the novel The Quiet American, Phuong does not just represent herself, but the country of Vietnam in many different ways. Phuong 's actions and attitudes in The Quiet American begin to unravel a bigger meaning. We begin to see how the love triangle between Phuong, Pyle, and Fowler begins to gain momentum as the story progresses and how it shows even more relevance to France’s relationship with Vietnam. Pyle and Fowler both have their own picture on who Phuong should be with. They are thinking more about themselves then how it will affect Phuong. Phuong is viewed by both Fowler and Pyle in different ways that each give her more meaning. We begin to see how Phuong is more or less being controlled and shielded by them then being on her own. She is not able to fully be her own person. Grahame Greene uses Phuong’s character to help show the relationship between her and Vietnam and how it gave a greater meaning to the novel.
When the story first begins we start to see how there is a triangle of love between Phuong, Pyle and Fowler and how this relates to Vietnam. Phuong just wants to live a life that is with a good man and she is able to feel safe, “For an aging man, Pyle, it 's very secure – she won 't run away from home so long as the home is happy.” She wants a life that she is able to go back to and be happy with. This relates to Vietnam in how the civilians of Vietnam …show more content…
Without the triangle of love we would have been left without intertwining the relationship of Fowler and Phuong like France and Vietnam. He then uses the overprotection of Pyle and the way he looks down on her to show the way Vietnam is viewed to give extra meaning to it. Greene uses these relationships to help give a greater meaning to the novel and help influence it in a way that could not of been done
When the story first begins we start to see how there is a triangle of love between Phuong, Pyle and Fowler and how this relates to Vietnam. Phuong just wants to live a life that is with a good man and she is able to feel safe, “For an aging man, Pyle, it 's very secure – she won 't run away from home so long as the home is happy.” She wants a life that she is able to go back to and be happy with. This relates to Vietnam in how the civilians of Vietnam …show more content…
Without the triangle of love we would have been left without intertwining the relationship of Fowler and Phuong like France and Vietnam. He then uses the overprotection of Pyle and the way he looks down on her to show the way Vietnam is viewed to give extra meaning to it. Greene uses these relationships to help give a greater meaning to the novel and help influence it in a way that could not of been done