I. Overview
     In Part 3 of The Power and The Glory, the whisky priest stays with a Lutheran brother and sister while on his journey. At the end of
mass while the priest prepares to leave, the Mestizo returns to tell him that the American is dying and wishes to see the priest. The priest finds the
American who tells the priest to get out and take his knife with him. The American dies trying to retrieve it. Just after the American dies, the Lieutenant
appears in the doorway to capture the priest. The priest realizes that the mestizo has turned him in for the reward money. The mestizo denies anything about the
money but the priest knows otherwise. The priest returns to the town where the book begins with the Lieutenant. While in his cell back in the town the priest
learns that he has been tried for treason found guilty and will be shot in the morning.
     In part 4, it is the morning of the execution. Captain and Mrs. Fellows are in the town by the river preparing to go home. Mr. Tench
is also in the town and is working on the Chief of Police’s tooth when he looks out the window and sees the priest shot.  He feels like a neighbor
has been shot and he too decides to leave. Luis and his family are just finishing the book about Juan the Martyr. Later the same
night the boy goes to open the door and sees another priest standing before him. The journey begins anew.
II. Analysis
     In the final two parts of the novel the whiskey priest deals with the ending of his journey--his capture and execution. The priest realizes that the
mestizo is back to have him captured; the Mestizo says “I’m here Father on an errand of mercy. (Greene 177). The priest knows that the Mestizo wishes
to be rewarded for the priest’s capture. Later after the American dies the priest realizes that his chances for escape are over and he must be caught and returns
to face his consequences. This quote shows the priest’s realization : “You didn’t expect to see me. He said. Oh but I did, the priest said. And I must
thank you… I have had enough of escaping he said” (Greene 190). The priest has had enough escaping due to the fact that to every village the priest goes he always wonders when his capture will become a reality. The priest after seeing the death of the American tires from wondering when he will be captured.    Later we see the same feeling of surrender from the priest when he realizes that he is
going to be executed. The priest has just found out that he is going to be executed in the morning and he says “You wouldn’t need this I dare say, but
I’ve always been afraid of pain” (Greene 206). When the priest says he has been afraid of pain he also means that he also is afraid of death. Greene does
an excellent job of explaining this to us. You can see the priest surrender in his capture
and his death.
III. Questions
1. What is the significance of the scene on page 209 and 210 where the priest is dreaming?
2. Explain the significance of the last few lines of the novel.