![]() ![]() One wanting to keep their distance, the other aiming to bring "democracy" and forge alliances. ![]() Fowler and Pyle represent the British and American Foreign Policy views expertly. Graham Greene paints a vivid picture of Vietnam during the war. When Pyle's uniquely American idealism leads to lives being lost, however, Fowler must finally question the morality of his neutrality. Even when Pyle steals Phuong, Fowler's young Vietnamese girlfriend, he remains gentlemanly and as reasonable as possible. He prides himself on his ability to report facts and take no sides. He remains steadfastly impartial throughout his time there. These are the words of Thomas Fowler, an experienced and (rightfully) cynical British reporter, about Alden Pyle his new wide-eyed, and interminably idealistic, young American friend sent from Washington.įowler has been in Vietnam reporting on the First Indochina War for a couple of years. ![]() "I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused." ![]()
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