![]() ![]() Most of what he calls love holds by his imagined mission to save Albertine from lesbian encounters. de Charlus sexual orientation and his relationship with Morel, he is truly horrified by the idea that Albertine could be a lesbian. ![]() He’s obsessed by a question: is Albertine a lesbian? Is she acquainted with lesbians? While he casually speaks about M. ![]() His games lead them to break-up, which isn’t a spoiler since the next volume is called Albertine disparue ( Albertine Gone). The rest of the volume is still devoted to Marcel’s unhealthy behaviour and twisted relationship with Albertine. It reminded me of the worst sharks in the politics of big corporations. The description of her way of trapping him and going for the kill is masterly crafted. (Mme de Guermantes, Princesse de Guermantes…) She felt so humiliated by his behaviour that she decided to guillotine him from her Salon and cut him off Morel at the same time. The man invited the high society to his party at her place and never introduced her to his elite crowd. de Charlus organized a music evening in the honour of Morel at the Verdurins’ and how he managed to mortally vex Madame Verdurin. Sure, Marcel describes with shining details how M. Well, socializing doesn’t last long, so relief was short-lived. He’s socializing again and we’ll get some fresh air. I ended my previous post about The Captive with the following paragraph:Ĭhapter 2 is entitled: Les Verdurin se brouillent avec M. ![]()
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