Nevertheless, some of his more complex and, in my opinion, moving satire is directed at what he refers to as the "Bright Young Things," that is, the new rich generation that followed the end of the First World War. ... Boredom is their main characteristic: the guests are described as "bored young faces," and the novel's protagonist, Adam, falls asleep during the first party (described as "repulsive" according to a gossip-columnist guest). ... While us readers would expect the Marquess to react with shame and embarrassment at his howler, there is irony and incongruity in his response as i...

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