Graham Greene s The Innocent

An English 11 Class Discussion

 Born on 2nd day of October, 1904 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Spent childhood more with books than with other kids Suffered a period of depression Went to Oxford University and started his writing career thereafter Died on April 3, 1991 in Switzerland after suffering from unknown blood disease Graham Greene 1904-1991

Greene s writing style

Explores and challenges the sense of morality of the modern society through stories with religious and ethical, sexual and even violent overtones Uses a Hunted Man formula to create an image of his own paradoxical and contradictory visions, which usually deals with a sense (and lost) of innocence.

POINT OF VIEW

SETTING THEME LANGUAGE

CHARACTER

PLOT

POINT OF VIEW

SETTING THEME LANGUAGE

CHARACTER

PLOT

What literary device(s) was(were) used in the story? What type(s) of conflict(s) could be gleaned from the story? What part(s) of the story highlighted conflict(s)?

How did Greene describe the physical setting? What is being established by using Bishop s Hendron as the setting of the story?

Why did Greene leave the protagonist/narrator nameless? What do you think did LOLA symbolize or represent in the story? Why did Greene leave the small girl from the dance lesson nameless? Does she symbolizes anything or anyone?

What symbols could you from in the short story? How would you describe Greene s sense of truth or reality based on the short story?

How would you interpret the term "passport of respectability"? How would you interpret the statement There is something about innocence one is never quite resigned to lose ?

How did Greene played with the narrator in terms of the short story s point of view?

How would you draw the image on the paper the narrator has pulled from the woodwork?

SOURCES
Buenaventura, A. S. (1960). The religious ideas in the novels of Graham Greene. (Master's thesis). Yiu, M. (n.d.). Graham Greene (1904- 1991). Retrieved from http://greeneland.tripod.com/bio.htm Sabine, F. J. (1968). Graham Greene s Heroes: regeneration through experience. (Master s Thesis) Photos derived from ww.wallpaperpimper.com and www.grahamgreenebt.org