A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh

Through break the novel, A Handful of Dust, Tony symbolises and personifies heritage and ancient customs dutyal determine. Brenda, his wife, paradoxically symbolises and personifies the bring down of heritage and tradition and spring up down of moral values of the upper class at the time. And through the breakdown of Tony and Brendas relationship, Waugh shows how the delay vestiges of these moral values and tradition were being mindlessly forgotten. This is peculiarly evident in this plane section of the novel. This is first evident on page 80 in Brendas none to Tony. When dictating to Tony where she wishes her friends to stay, she not notwithstanding shows disrespect to Tony but withal to the house which he holds close to dear in his life, a house which he make and keeps for her and one which represents his heritage ad tradition. When Brenda says Veronica cigarette go anywhere-not Galahad she is explicitly telling Tony of her rule out for that dwell, conveying her be lief that until now though Veronica is manifestly not that picky roughly where she stays as she can go anywhere the Galahad room is simply so august in Brendas eyes that it is not fit for her friend. This complete edit out for Tonys livelihood, represented by Hetton, continues on page 81 upon their arrival. It starts with Mrs dress hat addressing Brenda; My poor Brenda, its an appalling room. first of all her saying My poor Brenda makes Brenda out to be the victim, as if Tony has do her wrong with the house. When in point she is having an affair in capital of the United Kingdom in a horizontal which Tony pays for her to live in. This immediately highlights Waughs worry with the moral decline of the women in this novel. They have the nerve to know into Tonys home, one they know he has dedicated his life to life in and keeping, and yet with resume disregard are telling Brenda of how horrible they think it is, compensate in front of Tony. Waugh reminds us f this as Tony replies to this program line by saying Its not one we use a great deal. This shows ho...