![]() ![]() He even uses opium to achieve a state of complete impassiveness about the world and everything around him. Watching people of all shapes and colors go about their normal lives, Fowler does nothing himself, but simply watches. He often likes to sit across the street form the milk-bar and just observe. ![]() Fowler is a “reporter,” as opposed to a “correspondent,” for he reports what he sees and “ no action” (20). Living in an extremely controversial era in the middle of all the action, Fowler insists on remaining “not involved” (20). ![]() Fowler is a British journalist who has been working in Vietnam for several years. ![]() Green’s use of Fowler as an unstable narrator effectively depicts the complexity of human motive and how difficult it is to be honest, even to oneself. It is not until after this climax that Fowler finally realizes and admits to himself that he cannot simply remain aloof his entire life. As the story progresses he is eventually gives into the desire to take action and get involved. From the beginning, Fowler proclaims that he is objective. He chooses Thomas Fowler as the protagonist to tell the story from a biased point of view. The Quiet American In The Quiet American Grahm Green writes of a complex love triangle taking place in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. ![]()
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