![]() The story takes on an absurd quality as various characters play their part to maintain the crumbling facade of the happy marriage. Is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, "And I know that all you wanted was the luxuryīut let me tell you, that to approach the strange To which the guest, foreshadowing future engagements, replies: ![]() The husband, Edward, abandoned by his wife, Lavinia, before the cocktail party that she planned, first opens up to this mysterious guest because he's a stranger. ![]() The catalyst that helps unfold the mystery is the "Unidentified Guest" - who turns out to be a highly-regarded psychiatrist, Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly. The details of the drama become apparent through conversations during and after the cocktail party and conclude with another party two years later. The story surrounds a failing marriage at a crossroad. How much The Cocktail Party resonates with you, as the reader, as the witness to its events, will depend on your experiences in the world. TS Eliot said of The Cocktail Party, "Whatever you find in it depends on what you bring to it." Which, of course, applies to much of his work. ![]() That at every meeting we are meeting a stranger." Is a useful and convenient social convention ![]()
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