The Quiet American Dialectical Journal
The Quiet American: Reading Log
PART I
Chapter 1
Narrator lives in room alone over Rue Catinat
Associated with a man named Pyle, has met him many times before
Phuong- meaning Phoenix waits for Pyle also. She speaks French. Phuong cannot wait in public as the police may pick her up
Phuong and Pyle are a couple
Phuong was once in a relationship with the narrator
Pyle "Had pronounced and aggravated views on what the US was doing for the world"
Narrator smokes opium pipes regularly
Phuong replies to the whether Pyle loves her and narrator's thoughts: "In Love?' Perhaps it was one of the phrases she didn't understand."
Pyle is an associate of General Thé
Narrator is not homesick? "I never wanted to go home." He's in love with …show more content…
"General Thé is not a very controlled character.' And bombs aren't for boys from Boston. Who is Pyle's chief, Heng?' I have the impression that Mr Pyle is very much his own master.' Fowler is trying to find out who is responsible for the order of the horrific bombings. Pyle's beginning to look as though he's quite high up in this army.
Monsieur Heng suggests to Fowler to publish an article on Pyle to stop him. "My paper's not interested in General Thé. They are only interested in your people, Heng.' You really want Mr Pyle stopped, Mr Fowler?' ;If you'd seen him, Heng. He stood there and said it was all a sad mistake, there should have been a parade. He said he'd have to get his shoes cleaned before he saw the Minister.'" Due to Pyle's lack of guilt at the situation, it looks as though Fowler is getting someone to deal with Pyle.
Monsieur Heng suggests "if you would invite him to dinner tonight at the Vieux Moulin. Between eight thirty and nine thirty.'" And Monsieur Heng adds, "We would talk to him on the way,'"
Fowler is taking a …show more content…
So pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho!
So pleasant it is to have money."
Pyle knows his life is in danger yet carrying a gun "It wouldn't' do any good if they wanted to get me, they always could.'"
Fowler has changed, yet Pyle's been so wrapped up in himself and his devious Third Force, that he hasn't noticed.
"There's always a point of change,' I said. Some moment of emotion ' You haven't reached it yet. I doubt if you every will. And I'm not likely to change either except with death,' he added merrily. Not even with this morning? Mightn't that change a man's views?' They were only war casualties,' he said. It was a pity, but you can't always hit your target. Anyway they died in the right cause.'"
Pyle still doesn't see anything wrong with the people he's killed.
"I wanted him to go away quickly and die.'" Fowler seems disgusted in his friend. It's like he hates himself for not seeing quicker what Pyle was doing, Fowler feels responsible because he didn't stop him.
Fowler is too moral to not feel guilt. "There was no harm in giving him that one chance. don't mind being late,'" Fowler's guilt about what'll happen to his friend is setting in, and he's trying to get him to avoid the time of his
PART I
Chapter 1
Narrator lives in room alone over Rue Catinat
Associated with a man named Pyle, has met him many times before
Phuong- meaning Phoenix waits for Pyle also. She speaks French. Phuong cannot wait in public as the police may pick her up
Phuong and Pyle are a couple
Phuong was once in a relationship with the narrator
Pyle "Had pronounced and aggravated views on what the US was doing for the world"
Narrator smokes opium pipes regularly
Phuong replies to the whether Pyle loves her and narrator's thoughts: "In Love?' Perhaps it was one of the phrases she didn't understand."
Pyle is an associate of General Thé
Narrator is not homesick? "I never wanted to go home." He's in love with …show more content…
"General Thé is not a very controlled character.' And bombs aren't for boys from Boston. Who is Pyle's chief, Heng?' I have the impression that Mr Pyle is very much his own master.' Fowler is trying to find out who is responsible for the order of the horrific bombings. Pyle's beginning to look as though he's quite high up in this army.
Monsieur Heng suggests to Fowler to publish an article on Pyle to stop him. "My paper's not interested in General Thé. They are only interested in your people, Heng.' You really want Mr Pyle stopped, Mr Fowler?' ;If you'd seen him, Heng. He stood there and said it was all a sad mistake, there should have been a parade. He said he'd have to get his shoes cleaned before he saw the Minister.'" Due to Pyle's lack of guilt at the situation, it looks as though Fowler is getting someone to deal with Pyle.
Monsieur Heng suggests "if you would invite him to dinner tonight at the Vieux Moulin. Between eight thirty and nine thirty.'" And Monsieur Heng adds, "We would talk to him on the way,'"
Fowler is taking a …show more content…
So pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho!
So pleasant it is to have money."
Pyle knows his life is in danger yet carrying a gun "It wouldn't' do any good if they wanted to get me, they always could.'"
Fowler has changed, yet Pyle's been so wrapped up in himself and his devious Third Force, that he hasn't noticed.
"There's always a point of change,' I said. Some moment of emotion ' You haven't reached it yet. I doubt if you every will. And I'm not likely to change either except with death,' he added merrily. Not even with this morning? Mightn't that change a man's views?' They were only war casualties,' he said. It was a pity, but you can't always hit your target. Anyway they died in the right cause.'"
Pyle still doesn't see anything wrong with the people he's killed.
"I wanted him to go away quickly and die.'" Fowler seems disgusted in his friend. It's like he hates himself for not seeing quicker what Pyle was doing, Fowler feels responsible because he didn't stop him.
Fowler is too moral to not feel guilt. "There was no harm in giving him that one chance. don't mind being late,'" Fowler's guilt about what'll happen to his friend is setting in, and he's trying to get him to avoid the time of his