The Power and the Glory: The port

The new novel that we started reading in English class until now has been very easy to read. The novel starts by introducing the main character: Mr. Tench. He is an English dentist that lives and works in a little town of Mexico. He seems to be "stuck" in that little town becasue he gives the impression of always being angry and upset with everything that happens there. "A faint feeling of rebellion stirred in Mr. Tench´s heart, and he wrenched up a piece of the road with splintering finger-nails and tossed it feebly towards them" (pg. 7). Here we see how Mr. Tench feels about living in Mexico, everything that happens, not mattering if it´s not bad, bothers him. As we keep on reading, we see how he anxiously waits for the General Obregon, a ship that will sail to Veracruz. I think that is a much better place than the place were he lives right now because he desires to get on that ship. Also becuase there is alot of religous persecution, most of all the one hat goes against the state.

In that moment is were he meets the famous "stranger". He is a guy that realtes with Mr. Tench because they both speak English and decide to go and have a couple of Drinks. They both want to get on the ship. "You´ll have a job not to miss the boat." "I shall miss it," he said. I am meant to miss it." He was shaken by a tiny rage" (pg. 17). We see how the boat is important more for Mr Tench than for the stranger, but later on we see why. As the stranger goes to help the little boy with his sick mother, Mr Tench finds a book that the stranger had left. It seems to be that it has religous content. It all makes sence. He was being persecuded, he helps no matter what consequences and he has a religous book. The stranger might be a priest.