The Priest (The Power and the Glory pg.20-30)

Who is the stranger? As I said on the previous blog, I thought Mr.Tench was not a dentist and that he was an evil person. However, I discovered in chapter two that I was completely wrong. Mr. Tench is an english dentist; but, the stranger is The Priest. "As for the Church - the Church is Padre Jose and the whisky priest - I don't know of any other." This quotation made me realize that the stranger was the Priest. I concluded this, because he little boy was the boy "the stranger" helped. The stranger also was trying to get on the boat to run away, but he missed it for helping the little boy. I was amazed by the way this novel is written because at first I could not understand anything, but now I am started to understand the suspense Greene is trying to create.

Meanwhile, I believe the lieutenant is really greedy and thinks he is the best in everything. I got the impression that he is going to do something suspicious in the novel. He gives the impression that he thinks he is really wise but I have the impression he is going to betray someone. "The lieutenant said suddendly, 'I will tell you what I'd do. I would take a man from every village in the state as a hostage. If the villagers didn't report the man when he came, the hostage would be shot - and then we'd take another." This quotation made me realize the lieutenant is really mean. He is going to kill inocent people just to find what he needs. This example from the novel shows how people use other people, and how many people die just for the benefit of others. I believe I am going to learn a lot with this novel. Hopefully, later on, I will be able to prove my theory of wether the lieutenant is a hipocrite or not.