How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
This was no place for her. Into the world of romance, of make-belief and double brandies! Snap out of it, and get back to the world where she belonged! (2.213)
At first, Moira turns to partying to assuage her fears. It's hard to judge her for that, though—we're sure we'd do all sorts of crazy stuff if we knew that the world was about to end. As time goes on, however, she realizes that this lifestyle isn't all that fulfilling, and she finds herself yearning for more.
Quote #2
"Your trouble is that you won't face up to things," he told her. "All this has happened, and is happening, but you won't accept it." (2.226)
Here, John Osborne diagnoses Moira's illness quite easily: she's turned to booze and hard partying because it allows her to forget about her situation, if only for one boozy moment. But all that raging isn't going to make her problems go away, and she's now forced to face those problems head on.
Quote #3
The restaurants and cafes were all full, doing a roaring trade; the bars were shut, but the streets were full of drunks. The general effect was one of boisterous and uninhibited lightheartedness. (2.252)
It must be said that Moira isn't the only one who responds to the oncoming apocalypse by getting trippier than Juicy J. Before you get up on that high horse, however, just tell us one thing—what would you do if you were in these folks' shoes? And before you answer that, let us first note that those shoes are bathed in lethal doses of radiation. Okay—go ahead.