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GRAHAM GREENE’S EXPLORATION OF MAN’S PREDICAMENT IN MODERN SOCIETY IN OUR MAN IN HAVANA By Fei Liyuan Under the supervision of Prof. Chen Bing A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2009 Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Chen Bing, who gave me enlightening ideas about my thesis. I thank him for his detailed comment and suggestions, constructive advice, and careful proofreading, which make the completion of the thesis possible. My thanks also go to Prof. Chen Zhengfa, Prof. Hong Zengliu, Prof. Hua Quankun, Dr. Qi Tao and Prof. Zhou Fangzhu for their illuminating lectures and earnest instruction. Last but not the least, I want to thank the faculty of the School of Foreign Language as well as my family. i Abstract Graham Greene is undoubtedly one of the greatest English writers in the twentieth century. He enjoys a wide and faithful readership both at home and abroad. He instills in his works the popular elements to attract the common readers, but these popular elements also bring about the bitter dispute about his position in the contemporary English literature. About eight of his books touch upon espionage to some extent, and Greene once sep