'A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh'

' end-to-end the novel, A fistful of Dust, Tony symbolises and personifies inheritance and hoary usageal values. Brenda, his wife, paradoxically symbolises and personifies the inattention of heritage and tradition and take away down of clean values of the fastness class at the time. And through the comp acent partalisation of Tony and Brendas relationship, Waugh shows how the last vestiges of these good values and tradition were being senselessly forgotten. This is particularly clear in this section of the novel. This is first transp arnt on knave 80 in Brendas note to Tony. When dictating to Tony where she wishes her friends to stay, she not only shows relate to Tony but in like manner to the house which he holds most nigh(a) in his life story, a house which he made and keeps for her and wholeness which represents his heritage ad tradition. When Brenda says Veronica foundation go anywhere-not Galahad she is explicitly telling Tony of her refuse for that room, c onveying her thought that even though Veronica is al superstar not that particular(a) about where she remain as she throne go anywhere the Galahad room is simply so amazing in Brendas eye that it is not curb for her friend. This complete disregard for Tonys livelihood, represented by Hetton, continues on rogue 81 upon their arrival. It starts with Mrs stovepipe addressing Brenda; My poor Brenda, its an noble room. Firstly her say My poor Brenda makes Brenda out to be the victim, as if Tony has done her aggrieve with the house. When in situation she is having an affair in London in a instantly which Tony pays for her to live in. This direct highlights Waughs concern with the deterrent example decline of the women in this novel. They have the center to come into Tonys home, one they know he has dedicated his life to living in and keeping, and yet with resume disregard are telling Brenda of how imposing they think it is, in force(p) in introductory of Tony. Waugh reminds us f this as Tony replies to this tilt by saying Its not one we use a great deal. This shows ho... '