The Ugly American

by

Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer

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Deong is a Sarkhanese villager who befriends John Colvin after saving his life from Japanese soldiers. Deong spends months fighting the Japanese with Colvin and even sabotages a Japanese platoon, allowing American marines to liberate Sarkhan from Japan. However, while Colvin is in America, Deong sees that Communism is overtaking Sarkhan. When Colvin returns to start a dairy industry, Deong tries to kill him, stating that Colvin’s plan is good, but he cannot let the Sarkhanese people believe that America is their economic savior. Deong ultimately frames Colvin as a rapist and disappears.

Deong Quotes in The Ugly American

The The Ugly American quotes below are all either spoken by Deong or refer to Deong. 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:
The Failure of the American Foreign Service Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

“Look, John, I told you milk is part of history. If you get this crazy milk and cattle scheme of yours going, it could in time change the economic balance in Sarkhan.”

“What’s wrong with that? That’s what I want to do.”

“Nothing. It’s a good idea. Out in the bush we’ve talked it over a lot. But you’re the wrong person to be permitted to do it. If it succeeded, the Sarkhanese would believe that America was their savior.”

Related Characters: John Colvin (speaker), Deong (speaker)
Page Number: 14
Explanation and Analysis:
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Deong Quotes in The Ugly American

The The Ugly American quotes below are all either spoken by Deong or refer to Deong. 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:
The Failure of the American Foreign Service Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

“Look, John, I told you milk is part of history. If you get this crazy milk and cattle scheme of yours going, it could in time change the economic balance in Sarkhan.”

“What’s wrong with that? That’s what I want to do.”

“Nothing. It’s a good idea. Out in the bush we’ve talked it over a lot. But you’re the wrong person to be permitted to do it. If it succeeded, the Sarkhanese would believe that America was their savior.”

Related Characters: John Colvin (speaker), Deong (speaker)
Page Number: 14
Explanation and Analysis: