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When Diane Fowler tells Red that DF knows what happened to his family, Red says he desperately wants to know, but it is not for the reason we assume at the time. Red wants to know where Jennifer (the original Reddington’s family) is so he can see if she has the fulcrum.
Some people believe that Red may have had a family of his own. Early in the series, Red purchased a house in Tacoma Park. Told the realtor he'd spent his life trying to forget what happened there... He looked around, saw 'height marks' on the wall; he briefly envisioned a girl playing in the back yard. Then he set off a bomb and blew the house ...
Like possibility 1, Red should reply “I know exactly what happened that night.”. Fowler refers to Red, not RR, but there is a different family — Red’s “other family” that has been the subject of an attack — the bloody Christmas attack that Red describes to Madeline Pratt. The family Red raised in Takoma Park.
Vigot interrogates Fowler, who proclaims not only his innocence but also his ignorance of what happened to Pyle. Phuong, who does not understand English, says nothing. After the interrogation ...
Analysis. The Quiet American is told from Fowler’s perspective, and the novel’s opening chapter introduces the reader to his narrative voice. The reader immediately sees that Fowler thinks a lot. The narrative has many small digressions from the events of the story that illuminate Fowler’s feelings and opinions about those events.
Fowler sees Pyle’s failure to understand this as a form of that cannot be corrected. Fowler’s critique of Pyle’s innocence is part of a larger critique of something known as American exceptionalism. This term refers to the idea that the United States is unique in the world because of its democratic ideals and commitment to personal liberty.
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An experienced journalist who knows how to maneuver his way through the complicated bureaucracy of the French military, Fowler prides himself on not being engagé —in other words, being neutral to the political and military conflicts in the region—but as the novel proceeds, his claims seem less and less true. Fowler is cynical, virtually atheistic, and laconic, and seems perfectly willing ...
