Dec 9, 2009

The Captain and the Enemy | Characters

Graham Greene presents the themes and concerns in The Captain and the Enemy through his characters, and as so often in his novels, Greene displays his ability to make characters seem real and believable even while they are being used to develop his themes. Greene's ability is even more astonishing when the reader considers how enigmatic his three main characters are, and just how improbable their situation is: the Captain wins Jim from his real father, generally referred to in the novel as "the Devil," in either a backgammon game or chess match (one man is obviously lying); he...