Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Adams, Robert Don
Abstract
Although the preponderance of modern criticism about The Power and the Glory focuses only on religious themes and concerns, the formal narrative technique of Graham Greene deserves equal consideration. Greene very deliberately and consistently constructs a narrative that uses specific formal devices and linguistic techniques that further enhance a formal rhetorical study of the novel and that augment a thematic analysis of the novel. Greene's formal techniques include shifts in narrative point of view, precise forms of language, changing levels of diction, and specific grammatical devices. By analyzing the narrative techniques and linguistic markers that Greene employs, in conjunction with a theme-based analysis, we achieve great insight into the overall picture of the novel and the state of mind of the characters, particularly the protagonist of the novel, the whiskey priest.
Extent
66 p.
Recommended Citation
Russell, Kathie Suzanne, "Narrative technique in Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory"" (2000). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 95.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/95
Identifier
FADT15772
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2000.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters