A Handful Of Dust Quotes

Question 1

Tony’s sentimentality and care for Hetton, the grandeur of Hetton and the way it harkens back to an earlier time

Answer 1

There was not a glazed brick or encaustic tile that was not dear to Tony’s heart

Question 2

The house harkens back to the Gothic, this inauthentic style reflects the unreal way Tony lives his life.

Answer 2

Ecclesiastical gloom of the great hall/polished granite with vine wreathed capitals

Question 3

Linked to Arthurian legend and foreshadows Tony’s quest and the way it mirrors that of Perceval and Galahad. The reference to the knights evokes chivalry and honour that contrasts the moral void of modern society.

Answer 3

Lancelot, Perceval, Tristram, Galahad

Question 4

Cheating wife in Arthurian legend foreshadows Brenda’s betrayal and evokes Waugh’s own life in which his wife cheated on him and they then divorced.

Answer 4

Guinevere

Question 5

Tony’s sentimentality for Hetton and connection to the past

Answer 5

Things of tender memory and proud possession