Brideshead Revisited Drugs and Alcohol Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 "No. I like and think good the end to which wine is sometimes the means – the promotion of sympathy between man and man. But in my own case it does not achieve that end, so I neither like it nor think it good for me." (1.4.133) |
Brideshead once again exposes his inability to communicate effectively with others.
| Quote #2 "Sebastian drinks too much." |
Cara isn’t just saying that Sebastian drinks differently than Charles – she’s also telling Charles that he is nothing like his friend. Sebastian’s qualities – his eccentricities, his aesthetic awareness – these are unattainable attributes for Charles.
| Quote #3 There were two girls there, contemporaries of Julia's; they all seemed involved in the management of the ball. Mulcaster knew them of old and they, without much relish I thought, knew him. Mrs. Champion talked to Rex. Sebastian and I found ourselves drinking alone together as we always did. (1.5.58) |
Sebastian and Charles base their friendship on two things: drinking, and isolation from the rest of the world.
