The Quiet

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 About the book...
• Author: Graham Greene
• Genre: Novel
• Published: 1955 in UK, 1956 in US
• Number of pages: 208
• Language: English

• The book also has been processed into 2 movies: 1958 and 2002
 Main characters
Thomas Fowler – storyteller
Can you guess his age?
Alden Pyle – The Quiet American
Do you know why The Quiet American?
Phuong
What was she preparing to Fowler?
Analysis of chosen
parts
A man‘s sexual capacity
might be injured by
smoking, but they would
always prefer a faithful to a
potent lover.
Even though a man is not
perfect,womenn will chose a
man, who gives them love
and cares about them.
Fom many women can be
hard to give up on having a
child in the future.
Death takes away vanity – Thomas Fowler was quiet
even the vanity of the older than Phuong, but he
cuckold who musn‘t show admired her.
his pain. She was still What I can feel from this
unaware of what it was quotation is the difference
about, and I had no between them. She was just
technique for telling der enjoying her life, while he
slowly and gently. was cheating on his wife and
ready to die.
Medicine‘s a kind of weapon,
isn‘t it? These Catholics,
they‘d be pretty strong
against the Communist,
wouldn‘t they?
Medicine as a weapon – can be
used not only for good purposes
Catholics against Communist –
faith was there ever since, and
with faith are people stronger
Both can be used as contrast
The lieutenant said, "Have you
seen enough?" speaking
savagely, almost as though I had
been responsible for these
deaths: perhaps to the soldier
the civilian is the man who
employs him to kill, who includes
the guilt of murder in the pay-
envelope and escapes
responsibility.
Soldier was somebody, who should
protect ordinary people. It was not
always like that.
People in army were paid for
being in war. They were at work
we can say, even dirty work. They
could have caused dozens of
deaths but weren‘t judge for that.
In that given moment, it was their
task.
"Oh no," he said, "just 'translate. I don't want to sway her In this part I‘ve found obvious features of main
emotionally." "I see." characters‘ behaviour.
"Tell her I want to marry her." I told her. "What was that
she said?" Pyle was so pure and innocent, thah he was able to
"She asked me if you were serious. I told her you were the tell his best friend, he loves the same girl as Fowler
serious type." does. I cosider this act as proof of pure love he felt
and was ready to sacrify friendship with Fowler.
"I suppose this is an odd situation," he said. "Me asking
you to translate." "Rather odd."
Thomas was exasperated by situation thah occured.
"And yet it seems so natural. After all you are my best He was able to lie to his friend and to woman, he
friend." "It's kind of you to say
wandted just to have her for himself. He couldn‘t
so." satisfy her conditions, because he was married and
that fact complicated already awkward circumstances.
"There's nobody I'd go to in trouble sooner than you," he
At the end, he got what he wanted stubbornly.
said.
"And I suppose being in love with my girl is a kind of
trouble?" "Of course. I wish it was
anybody but you, Thomas."
'How much you pride
yourself on being degage the
reporter, not the leader-
writer, and what a mess you
make behind the scenes. The
other kind of war is more
innocent than this. One does
less damage with a mortar.'
I understand like this:
Murder of a journalist was
much more worse than
murder of somebody else. In
my opinion this is also
accure nowadays, because to
write about somethig, what
is happening and is true,
leaders do not like and war
is not exception.
 The rue Catinat
Do you remember in which context was this place
mentioned?
- the place where he lived while being in Vietnam
 Importance of faith
• Most of characters are Catholics
• Fowler is atheist
• His atheism led to several conflicts
• Trip to Tanyin made Fowler think about any belief
 My opinion
• I am glad I have chosen this book
• Tension present
• Complicated relations
• Interesting thoughts

• Rating on goodreads.com – 3.97/5 (44, 604 ratings)

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