7/6/2023 0 Comments Keep the aspidistra![]() ![]() But he despises capitalism and doesn’t want anything to do with money making. Gordon used to have a ‘good job’ in an ad agency where he showed some talent as a copywriter. It’s not easy to be in a relationship when you can’t invite your partner to your home or go anywhere. So, Gordon is sexually frustrated and Orwell has a go at the Nancy Mitfords of the world. The ‘never the time and the place’ motif is not made enough of in novels. It is not easy to make love in a cold climate when you have no money. They are condemned to meet outside and stay outside since Gordon doesn’t have any money to invite Rosemary even to a tea-shop and of course, he won’t let her pay for them. Neither of them can invite someone of the other sex in their room. Gordon has a girlfriend, Rosemary, who also lives in a boarding house. ![]() For example, his good friend Ravelston is rich and he’d rather not go to the pub than let Ravelston pay for a pint. He’s very proud and doesn’t accept any help from his friends. He earns enough to support himself but has no money left after he pays for his essentials. He’s almost thirty, works at a bookshop for two pounds a week and has declared war to the money-god. Gordon Comstock lives in a boarding house in London. ![]() ![]() Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell is my second read for the #1936Club co-hosted by Karen at Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings and Simon at Stuck in a Book. ![]()
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