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The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (Book Analysis)

The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280801625448EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including a thorough exploration of the novel’s colonial themes. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 48-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Graham Greene Presentation of The Heart of the Matter Summary of The Heart of the Matter Character study Scobie Louise Wilson Yusef Helen Rolt Analysis of The Heart of the Matter Colonialism in fiction About The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter is one of Graham Greene’s best-known novels, and tells the story of Major Scobie, a deputy police commissioner who lives and works in an unnamed British colony on the West Coast of Africa. Over the course of the novel, a series of missteps leaves Scobie entrapped in a web of corruption, while the conflict between his Roman Catholic faith and his affair with the young, beautiful Helen Rolt leaves him fearing for his soul. The novel charts the development of the inner turmoil that haunts Scobie and eventually leads to his downfall. About Graham Greene Graham Greene was one of the most popular British novelists of the 20th century. He converted to Catholicism relatively early in life, and this religious sensibility is reflected in much of his literary work, which was also influenced by his extensive travels and his struggles with depression. His writing spanned and often blended literary fiction and thrillers, and he was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature on two occasions. He died in Switzerland in 1991.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including a thorough exploration of the novel’s colonial themes. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 48-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Graham Greene Presentation of The Heart of the Matter Summary of The Heart of the Matter Character study Scobie Louise Wilson Yusef Helen Rolt Analysis of The Heart of the Matter Colonialism in fiction About The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter is one of Graham Greene’s best-known novels, and tells the story of Major Scobie, a deputy police commissioner who lives and works in an unnamed British colony on the West Coast of Africa. Over the course of the novel, a series of missteps leaves Scobie entrapped in a web of corruption, while the conflict between his Roman Catholic faith and his affair with the young, beautiful Helen Rolt leaves him fearing for his soul. The novel charts the development of the inner turmoil that haunts Scobie and eventually leads to his downfall. About Graham Greene Graham Greene was one of the most popular British novelists of the 20th century. He converted to Catholicism relatively early in life, and this religious sensibility is reflected in much of his literary work, which was also influenced by his extensive travels and his struggles with depression. His writing spanned and often blended literary fiction and thrillers, and he was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature on two occasions. He died in Switzerland in 1991.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including a thorough exploration of the novel’s colonial themes. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 48-page...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including a thorough exploration of the novel’s colonial themes. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 48-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Graham Greene
  • Presentation of The Heart of the Matter
  • Summary of The Heart of the Matter
  • Character study
    • Scobie
    • Louise
    • Wilson
    • Yusef
    • Helen Rolt
  • Analysis of The Heart of the Matter
    • Colonialism in fiction

About The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter is one of Graham Greene’s best-known novels, and tells the story of Major Scobie, a deputy police commissioner who lives and works in an unnamed British colony on the West Coast of Africa. Over the course of the novel, a series of missteps leaves Scobie entrapped in a web of corruption, while the conflict between his Roman Catholic faith and his affair with the young, beautiful Helen Rolt leaves him fearing for his soul. The novel charts the development of the inner turmoil that haunts Scobie and eventually leads to his downfall.

About Graham Greene

Graham Greene was one of the most popular British novelists of the 20th century. He converted to Catholicism relatively early in life, and this religious sensibility is reflected in much of his literary work, which was also influenced by his extensive travels and his struggles with depression. His writing spanned and often blended literary fiction and thrillers, and he was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature on two occasions. He died in Switzerland in 1991.

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9782808016254

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48

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