Coral Fellows Character Analysis in The Power and the Glory

Coral is a young girl who provides shelter and food for the whisky priest, even though she knows doing so is dangerous. She also lies to the lieutenant when he comes looking for the priest. Toward the end of the novel, Coral dies, though the cause of her death is unclear.

Coral Fellows Quotes in The Power and the Glory

The The Power and the Glory quotes below are all either spoken by Coral Fellows or refer to Coral Fellows. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“I'm breaking the law enough for you as it is,” Captain Fellows said. He strode out of the barn, feeling twice the size, leaving the small bowed figure in the darkness among the bananas. Coral locked the door and followed him. "What a religion!" Captain Fellows said. “Begging for brandy. Shameless.”

Related Characters: Captain Fellows (speaker), Coral Fellows, The Whisky Priest/The Stranger

Related Symbols: Alcohol

Page Number and Citation: 39-40

Explanation and Analysis:

In this scene, Captain Fellows has discovered that his daughter, Coral, is hiding the whisky priest in his barn. While the Captain is willing to provide for the whisky priest’s basic needs, he balks when the priest asks for brandy. In the novel, alcohol serves a symbolic purpose, as it highlights the dual nature of the whisky priest’s existence. On the one hand, he is a man of God, and he utilizes alcohol (communion wine) in his sacraments. However, an addiction to alcohol is also one of his sins. He drinks brandy regularly as a way to drown his sorrows Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusant

Coral Fellows Character Timeline in The Power and the Glory

The timeline below shows where the character Coral Fellows appears in The Power and the Glory. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...sees clouds in the sky, which slightly disrupt his happiness. Fellows is surprised his daughter, Coral, is not around to greet him as she normally is. Instead, he goes inside and... (full context)

A moment later, Coral enters the room and leads Fellows to the lieutenant, who is waiting outside. Fellows and... (full context)

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Once the lieutenant is gone, Coral explains that he was annoyed because she would not let him search the grounds. Fellows... (full context)

That evening, Coral sneaks the whisky priest some beer and food. Fellows hears his daughter sneaking outside but... (full context)

Elsewhere, Mrs. Fellows gives Coral her daily lessons using books she acquired from an educational institution in England. However, after... (full context)

Mrs. Fellows asks Coral if Mr. Fellows has taken the bananas to the quay. The family lives on a... (full context)

...and in need of resources, he decides to return to Captain Fellows's home, hopeful that Coral will be there to help him out again. Upon arriving at the plantation, he finds... (full context)

...Fellows is looking after her. Though they talk around the issue, it is clear that Coral has recently died. Mr. and Mrs. Fellows discuss the possibility of returning home. While Mrs.... (full context)

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Coral Fellows Character Timeline in The Power and the Glory