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Thoughts On Graham Greene's 'The Quiet American'?
Topic Started: Dec 16 2015, 02:56 AM (31 Views)
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(Reddit) Thoughts On Graham Greene's "The Quiet American"?
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I've read a couple of Greene's other novels in the past and found them good but relatively forgettable, so came into this short one with lukewarm expectations. I was blown away though.

After looking into it a bit I was surprised to find that it actually caused a fairly serious stir in the U.S. because of its (from a contemporary perspective) moderate anti-Americanism. Nevertheless, that almost seems to drive the point home that much more. I don't know if I'd necessarily categorize it as anti-war as I see it often is, but the way he explores the subtle manipulation going on, and particularly the naivety with which the American get involved seems to foreshadow the wider Vietnam War that was still 10 years away. And of course the idea of the U.S. as a younger country without the colonial baggage and experience of France and the U.K. was great.

Others as big fans as I was? Is it actually anti-American? (Reddit user overstretched_slinky)

...thoughts?
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