The Quiet American Analysis

Politics and religion have contributed to the great roles in shaping up societies worldwide for centuries. Specifically, in both “For Whom the Bell Tows” and “The Quiet American”, political influences are expressed with a deeper concentration in comparison to religion among the people. In the work, “For Whom the Bell Tows”, religion is not emphasized as a major priority throughout the story, until the local people find themselves almost at their breaking point. As stated in one of the passages by one of the local Spaniard individuals, “...Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Holy Mary, Mother of God,..”, in essence can conclude that the individual felt a sense of desperation for not only