One of the most striking 
One of the most striking points of this novel is a description of God as being "just like a butterfly caught in the spider's web." The setting of the novel is called a "mud swamp" by the novel's antagonist, who discusses the nature of Christianity with the protagonist before hanging him upside down in a pit of excrement. That villain, Ferreira, insists on torturing all suspected Christians that refused to step on a fumie. The climax comes when the protagonist, a priest named Rodrigues, steps on the image of Christ to save a group of Christians. For 10 points-- name this novel by Endo Shusako, whose title refers to the absence of God's voice in the face of persecution.
One of the most striking points of this novel is a description of God as being "just like a butterfly caught in the spider's web.
{Silence} or {Chinmoku}