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1. What is the premise of the novel, The Diary of a Country Priest?

In the novel The Diary of a Country Priest, a young, unhealthy priest keeps a journal during the time he serves in his first parish.

2. Explain the perceptions the young priest has of the people in the parish.

The priest has the sense the people of the parish are full of loneliness and are waiting for a master to lead them to safety and shelter. He believes people have overcome their constant sense of boredom only by their constant busyness.

3. What are the priest's thoughts about keeping a diary?

While writing about his parish, the priest interrupts himself to reconsider why he is starting a diary. Although he believes he has thoroughly planned his reasons for writing the journal, he thinks even his reasoning may be covering an ulterior motive. In a later entry, the priest shares his decision not to continue writing in the journal past the point of one year.

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