The Heat of the Day (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Bowen
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1942-1944
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, War fiction, Spy fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Class conflict, Love or romance, 1940’s, Betrayal, World War II, Alienation, Adultery, Loyalty, London, Ethics, Truthfulness and falsehood, Widows or widowers, Nazism or Nazis, Espionage or spies, Treason, Fascism
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Stella Rodney, an attractive English widow. She is unbelieving when told that her lover is a Nazi sympathizer. Because she cannot keep her knowledge to herself in fairness, she tells her lover the accusations. He shocks her by revealing that the accusations are true. Even after this revelation, she still tries to shield him from the authorities.
Robert Kelway, Stella’s lover and, although a veteran of Dunkirk, a Nazi sympathizer. After he reveals his nature to Stella, he climbs out to her roof, from which he jumps and falls to his death.
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