Strange Interlude | Themes
Happiness versus Morality
Nina is motivated by an all-consuming search for happiness, and she believes that conventional morality is an obstacle to the attainment of it. It was conventional morality, instilled in her by her upbringing, that made her hold back from having a sexual relationship with Gordon Shaw because they were not married. Nina therefore rebels against this restrictive morality by becoming sexually involved with the veterans at the military hospital where she works.
After marrying Evans, she meets Mrs. Amos, who gives her a different perspective than that supplied...
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