Graham Greene'nin eserlerinde ahlak, kefaret ve tinsellik

The main purpose of this study is to explain morality, redemption, and spirituality in four books of Graham Greene and to introduce the author and his writings. Greene is a famous modern novelist, playwright, and journalist. He gave English literature a spiritual dimension. He has many novels, short stories, essays, and letters. The critics label him as a Catholic writer. In this study, four novels are chosen relevant to the topic: The Heart of the Matter (1948), The Power and the Glory (1940), The End of the Affair (1951), and Brighton Rock (1938). Greene mostly focuses on the spiritual parts of humanity in relation to Catholic principles. He tries to reestablish the process of Salvation throughout his writings, and he opposes the ideology of Secularism. Greene's writings oppose Secularism because he believed that Secularists destroyed the power of the church. He has shown morality in his works and focused so much on evil and goodness. Greene states that the reason behind this type of writing is a Western lifestyle and the regime that has made them live as oblivious, meaning that the ethic to them is not significant. Greene believes that the materialism of modern society has controlled faith in God and community values. The modern society has lost its values, morality and the taste of life. This thesis tries to show why Greene concentrates on redemption and why his protagonists are mainly religious characters. Moreover, such questions as why the characters commit suicide or die in the last scene are sought to be answered. To explain this argument more some verses from the Bible have taken in order to demonstrate Greene's thoughts.