![]() She was just the object for Maurice’s obsession and everything was about him, not Sarah. Up until then, Sarah had barely come across as a real person. This happens via a journal, which Maurice gets hold of by hiring a detective. ![]() ![]() Perhaps, I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind for a self-centred, whiny, middle-aged, obsessed writer (is there a right frame of mind for this?)Īt some point, the story changes to Sarah’s point of view. Despite of the powerful, concise writing, which builds up a convincing picture of a very real character (inspired by Greene himself), I can’t say I enjoyed this part. Also, Maurice possesses a good portion of self-irony. ![]() Always realising the affair would eventually come to an end, he behaved badly towards Sarah, sub-consciously struggling between wanting to bring forward this inevitable end, whilst at the same time fearing it more than anything else in life. With great honesty, Maurice owns up to his short-comings in the relationship and the motives underlying his behaviour. He overthinks, analyses, obsesses, hates and suffers from extreme jealousy. ![]() The affair has ended, but Maurice isn’t by any means over Sarah. Maurice is looking back on his affair with Sarah, who is married to the faithful and rather naive Henry. Is this meant to be one of the great classics? Really? I am sorry to say it, but The End of the Affair wasn’t for me. ![]()
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