A Study of Arthur Rowe's sense of guilt in Graham Greene's The Ministry of Fear

, Soelisetyowati (2004) A Study of Arthur Rowe's sense of guilt in Graham Greene's The Ministry of Fear. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.

Abstract

This thesis concerns with the study of the sense of guilt of the main character in Graham Greene?s The Ministry of Fear. The thesis writer analyzes Arthur Rowe as the main character, who has an inner conflict because he has killed his wife based on pity that causes him to have guilty feeling. The thesis writer is interested in analyzing the process of overcoming the sense of guilt of Arthur Rowe in which his inner conflict is the most influential factor in solving his problem with his enemies. Arthur Rowe?s action for killing his wife and getting acquittal from the court are the reasons why he has a guilty feeling. As the result, his sense of guilt haunts him and makes him sensitive if people talk about his past life, moreover he cannot love another woman. However, at the end, the thesis writer finds out that Arthur Rowe can overcome his sense of guilt by facing his problems and comes to terms with himself and lives with the woman he loves.

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