ENGC17H3 Lecture : Bible and Literature - Power and the Glory
Document Summary
Remember the word typology = moses is a type of jesus = old testament conceals the new and the new testament reveals the old. The appalling mystery of love moving through a ravaged world . The only book greene wrote to a thesis. Of 5 works we have studied, the only one affirming a clear religious message greene (unlike scorcese who struggles with his faith) is secure in faith convert. However he is a believer in a world that he sees as fallen made worse by the actions of man. Context: internationally and mexico: greene concerns not just spiritual, also social. Scorcese uses it as a vehicle to explore struggle between sin and salvation. Steinbeck uses it to build on and enchance. The whiskey priest in spite of his sin and degradation is still a priest and possesses the power and glory. The priest appears and from nowhere never named.
