The Journey (The Power and the Glory pg. 30-48).

Captain Fellows is extremely angry, but most of all, he is nervous. His daughter decided to help the Priest! How crazy is she? This chapter caught my attention because I saw a line that proved that the stranger is actually the Priest. “The stranger came into the clearing. He wore what used to be town shoes, black and pointed; only the uppers were left, so that he walked to all intents barefoot. The shoes were symbolic, like the cobwebbed flags in churches.” This quotation happens when the Priest (the stranger) arrives to a very poor village. His clothes are torn to pieces, and he is really tired. I could tell the stranger and the Priest are the same person because the old man from the little town asks him if he can confess him. I found it really interesting that the author tries to confuse us (readers) by introducing the stranger and the Priest as different people in different situations (although these situations connect). What I haven’t been able to understand is why Greene wants to confuse us, and why he presents the story from different perspectives.

Nonetheless, it is very important to take into consideration the different perspectives of the book. For example, one story, talks about a mother reading a story to her children. The other one is about Mr. Tench, another one is about Captain Fellows and so the author keeps on doing this. I believe he does this so we (readers) learn to connect the stories to reach one final conclusion. What do you think this conclusion, or this mystery is all about?