... boredom and for fun but not to distract themselves from the aimlessness of their lives. In a way they can be compared to the "Lost Generation" in the contemporary novel "Fiesta- The Sun Also Rises" by Hemingway, a book with similar themes but an entirely different and more serious stance. The "Lost Generation," who are the equivalent of the "Bright Young Things," are portrayed as being almost ... . Waugh's most effective satire is that directed at the "Bright Young Things;" it is a layered and complex analysis of the post-war generation which exposes not only their capriciousness and put...

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