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The visual imagery used in The power and the glory.
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THE POWER AND THE GLORY Graham Greene Greene challenges us as human beings regarding faith, religious ritual, sin, confession, absolution and martyrdom. The black and white of characters in the story is juxtaposed to make this a thrilling read. With precision he fragmented each character giving snippets of information in short paragraphs. Constantly I was left dangling in suspense wondering what was going to happen next. The visual imagery used to describe the chaotic lives of the characters and the settings in the story, weights you down like the physical features of the land, swamps and dark forests. His portrayals of the fever, blinding heat, poverty, hunger, thirst, not forgetting the vultures, snakes and other creatures all enhance this gloom. Although, when you look closer at the vision Greene has created for us, you soon realise the decay, squalor, human degradation, and the fear he is describing, are actually...
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