The Power and The Priest's Evil Daughter

In the Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, there is a lot going on. If you aren't careful, like me you can quickly become confused by the different characters and what is going on. I did not enjoy this book as much as The Man Who Was Thursday simply for the character of the Priest's daughter.

No one likes to see a lonely little girl. Least of all, me. Not much from this book has stayed with me this long, but that surely has. The Whiskey Priest's poor daughter who did nothing to deserve what she was living, but because of her father's sins is paying a dear price. Knowing that her mother and father are both ashamed of her because of what she stemmed from is just painful to read.

So many times our actions leave behind things and people that may resemble the Priest's daughter. Greene probably did not pluck her character out of the clouds. His writing of the character of Brigitta is something that he likely saw on a daily basis, much the same way that we do.

To a certain extent, I think that Brigitta is taken as a somewhat humorous character, very silly in some of the things that she says and the actions that she does, but I think that she is also a character that is not a product of her choosing.