The Family Reunion (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: T. S. Eliot
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Symbolic realism
- Time of Work: Twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Drama, Verse drama
- Subjects: Family or family life, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people, Death or dying, Good and evil
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Amy, Dowager Lady Monchensey, an old member of the English aristocracy. She is determined to preserve the family estate, Wishwood, as it has always been and use it as a means to keep the family together. Like most people who are used to giving orders, she believes that her desires eventually will be fulfilled, in this case her wish that her oldest son will return to take over the estate and marry her ward. As she dies, she begins to see that she has been living in an unreal world; some of the things happening around her then begin to make sense.
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