The Power And The Glory Chapter Summary
KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS
SETTING
The novel The Power and the Glory deals with religious persecution in Mexico after the Mexican
Revolution of 1910. There were clashes between the state and the church and under the presidency of
Plutarco Elias Calles (1924-28), anti-clerical measures were adopted and organized religion was banned.
Calles believed that the Catholic Church was responsible for………….
CHARACTERS
Major Characters
The Whisky Priest - the protagonist of the book who is supposedly the last surviving priest in a province where churches have been closed down. He is trying to……..
The Lieutenant - the antagonist of the Whisky Priest. He is an ambitious young man who wishes to see his country free from poverty, superstition, and ignorance. Since he believes…….. …show more content…
This closing prayer, however, raises the question of what this man is trying to escape and why does he want to be caught.
Mr. Tench is developed in more detail. He is forgetful, not remembering the ether cylinder that seems important to him. He lies without hesitation, telling the custom official he will have his false teeth ready by evening. He does not appear well, for he constantly clears his throat and spits into the street. He is preoccupied with money, especially since his dental practice does not do well. Tench feels trapped in a futile existence in Mexico, and he is unable to save enough money to escape.
There are several themes that this chapter foreshadows. To begin with, Tench thinks about the sham of government prohibition in the province. The reader clearly sees cases of beer being unloaded from the
General Obregon (named after a past Mexican President); but it is a government ship, and the
SETTING
The novel The Power and the Glory deals with religious persecution in Mexico after the Mexican
Revolution of 1910. There were clashes between the state and the church and under the presidency of
Plutarco Elias Calles (1924-28), anti-clerical measures were adopted and organized religion was banned.
Calles believed that the Catholic Church was responsible for………….
CHARACTERS
Major Characters
The Whisky Priest - the protagonist of the book who is supposedly the last surviving priest in a province where churches have been closed down. He is trying to……..
The Lieutenant - the antagonist of the Whisky Priest. He is an ambitious young man who wishes to see his country free from poverty, superstition, and ignorance. Since he believes…….. …show more content…
This closing prayer, however, raises the question of what this man is trying to escape and why does he want to be caught.
Mr. Tench is developed in more detail. He is forgetful, not remembering the ether cylinder that seems important to him. He lies without hesitation, telling the custom official he will have his false teeth ready by evening. He does not appear well, for he constantly clears his throat and spits into the street. He is preoccupied with money, especially since his dental practice does not do well. Tench feels trapped in a futile existence in Mexico, and he is unable to save enough money to escape.
There are several themes that this chapter foreshadows. To begin with, Tench thinks about the sham of government prohibition in the province. The reader clearly sees cases of beer being unloaded from the
General Obregon (named after a past Mexican President); but it is a government ship, and the