Innocence in Graham Greene's Novels

Graham Greene once wrote that « Innocence is a kind of insanity.

This book examines the many shades of innocence in Greene's characters: the « blank innocence, « depraved innocence, and « absurd innocence of Anthony Farrant; the piteous innocence of Pinkie; the simple innocence of Raven; the pure innocence of Father Quixote; the paradoxical innocence of the Whisky Priest; the inverted innocence of Sarah Miles; the faithful innocence of Father Rivas, the Dog-Ears Priest; the intrusive innocence of Doctor Fischer; and the playful innocence of Harry Lime.

The complex concept of innocence is found to be a prevailing theme in Greene's novels.