The Tenth ManThe Tenth ManBy: Graham Greene

Presented By:

Alyssa Martin

Matt Sanders

Jay Cruz

Who is Graham Greene?Who is Graham Greene?Born- 1904 in Berkhamstead,Hertfordshire, England.Tough childhood- Ditched schoolto avoid bullies, ran away fromhome.Forced to psychotherapy wherehis love for writing was found.Attended Oxford University’sBalliol College.1925- graduated from Oxford witha second-class pass in History.

GreeneGreene’’s Writing Careers Writing CareerWorked as novelist,freelance writer,editor, journalist,and film critic.1926- NottinghamJournal, LondonTimes.1929- Publication ofhis first novel: TheMan Within.

Why We Graham Greene!In addition to manynovels, Greene alsowrote 6 plays, severalcollections of shortstories, 4 travel books,3 autobiographies,among other works,including books forchildren.1991- in Vevey,Switzerland, GrahamGreene died.

““He will be missed all over the world. He will be missed all over the world. Until today, he was ourUntil today, he was ourgreatest living novelist.greatest living novelist.”” -Kingsley -Kingsley AmisAmis

It was the second World War!It was the second World War!Worldwide military conflictthat lasted from 1939 to1945Started with Germaninvasion of Poland andJapanese attacks onChina, US, British andDutch colonies.During the war,was theHalocaust, which resultedin extermination of aroundsix million Jews and othergroups by Germany.End of WWII- United States and SovietUnion emerged as theworld's two leading“Superpowers.”

Nazi Concentration CampNazi Concentration Camp

Millions of prisoners were killed throughmistreatment, disease, starvation, and overwork, orwere executed as unfit for laborThe two principal groups of prisoners in the camps,both numbering in the millions, were Jews, Sovietsand Polish prisoners of war.Large numbers of Roma’s (aka Gypsies),Communists, and homosexuals, as well as someJehovah’s Witnesses.

The The ““FinalFinal SolutionSolution””Starting in 1942, NaziGermany establishedextermination, or deathcamps,for the solepurpose of carrying outthe industrializedmurder of the Jews ofEurope - the “FinalSolution.”“Final Solution”-The Nazi’s plan toengage in systematicgenocide against theEuropean Jewishpopulation during WWII

““Lean, curt, and sinisterLean, curt, and sinisterfrom the startfrom the start…… The TenthThe Tenth

ManMan goes down like caviar. goes down like caviar.””-The Village Voice-The Village Voice

Summary and Overview of THE TENTH MAN by:

Graham Greene

Published: 1985Washington Square

Press

Takes place in France -1940’s Germanoccupation. 1 in 10 men in PoWcamp will be killed on acount of two Nazi’sbeing killed the nightbefore.Each prisoner will drawmarked paper from ashoe to “fairly”decide who will becondemned todeath and whowill live.

Chavel drew the last marked slip in the shoewhich meant it was he who would die tonight.

In his hysteria, he offered to give everything heowned to someone if they would die for him.

Janvier took his offer with his mother and sisterat heart. They would get Chavels’ possessions.

Who?Who?

>>Fast Forward >>>>>>>Fast Forward >>>>>

……MonthsMonths laterlater……((post post PoW PoW campcamp))

Chavel changes hisname to Charlotafter camp andbegins to search fora job in Paris.

Becomes help forJanviers’ family.Has to avoidfamiliar faces.

““II’’m the REAL slim shady!m the REAL slim shady!””A beggar comes to townclaiming he is the real Chavelwho had escapedpersecution for being acollaborator with Germansduring the occupation.He convinces Therese thatCharlot made him look badand her brother made theproposed deal to him.When Charlot (aka the realChavel) provides that he is animpostor, he is shot and killed.

““Will the real slim shady please stand up?!Will the real slim shady please stand up?!””

Good book or bad book?Good book or bad book?We turned to theWe turned to the ProPro’’ss

''The Tenth Man'' ismelodrama, which isO.K. But Greeneattempts to invest itwith philosophicalmeaning, and, really, itdoes not work.

WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. ((NY TimesNY Times))

““He Cheated DeathHe Cheated Death””

AMAZON readers said:AMAZON readers said: The novel is a fine example of of Greene’s style, as

finished and polished as any of his more complex novels.The dialogue is taut, revealing character and plot

simultaneously, with no extraneous chat.Filled with ironies and absurdities, the novel maintains

considerable suspense until the dramatic ending.

*Matt*Matt’’s Ratings Rating & Personal Review*& Personal Review*

Reasons to enjoy:-Suspense-DramaMoral issues within thebook:-Giving up your life tobenefit another.-Giving up yourpossessions.-Don’t take advantage ofthose ‘below’ you.Reasons not to enjoy:-Predictable story line-Lack of character building

“Well the food wasn’t THAT good…”

MATT SEZ >>MATT SEZ >>

The Tenth Man:: The Tenth Man:: MoRaLsMoRaLsTo give up one’s lifefor another.Janvier sacrificeshimself with unclearmotifs:1) to die in his ownpersonal glory2) didn’t want hisfamily to be leftstruggling

The Tenth Man:: MoRaLs IIGive up your richesto save your ownlife.People disregardwhat they value justto become morewealthy and greedy.Children relinquishtheir beliefs in orderto look “cool” toother kids.

The Tenth Man:: MoRaLs IIIDon’t take advantage!Often times peopletake advantage ofsomeone who hasrecently been hurt inany way.Chavel does not winTheres’ love after herealizes he is attractedto her because hermother has just passedaway, it is not the righttime.

Deception hurts!

Chavel pretends to beCharlot so Janviers’family doesn’t find outhe is responsible forhis demise.

The beggar pretends tobe Chavel in order tobecome wealthy.

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