The famous English prose writer Arthur Haley wrote the novel "Hotel" in 1965. In this work, the author tried to expose the acute social problems that were brewing in the society of that time, while Haley did not see any serious relationship between them and the bourgeois reality.
The main meaning of the storyline of the work
So, the "Hotel". Arthur Haley. What is this work about? The author takes the reader to New Orleans, where a large hotel exists and successfully operates.
From the first lines, the novel tells a number of unpleasant stories. Young people brought up in quite intelligent families organized a noisy party in their room, during which they drank a huge amount of alcohol. It all ended just awful: the guys wanted to force to have an intimate relationship with a girl named Marsh Preiscott, who was the daughter of a wealthy man. This crime was prevented by the hotel employee Aloisius Royce - he protected the girl from the young potholes. Then one of the hotel's clients became ill and he had to help. In addition, a married couple commits a deliberate atrocity: they hit a mother with a child in a car and then invents an alibi for themselves, as if they had not left the hotel at the time of the tragedy.
The main characters of the work
Of course, the plot of the novel "Hotel" Arthur Haley tried to make the most exciting. Which he, in fact, succeeded. All the troubles and troubles that occurred at the hotel can be smoothed out by Peter McDermott, who is the assistant manager, and Christina Francis, secretary of the hotel owner.
In the work “Hotel” Arthur Haley builds the story line in such a way that a romance begins to develop between the clerk and the secretary. However, Peter began to impose her friendship on Marsh Preiscott, offering to become his wife.
However, the financial situation of the hotel leaves much to be desired. In the work “Hotel” Arthur Haley shows its owner as a rather conservative person who does not want any innovations or changes. The situation is aggravated by the fact that hotel employees carelessly perform their duties and constantly steal.
Ultimately, Warren Trent (the name of the hotel owner) faces the problem of losing business, he begins to think about what will happen to his hotel next, because one of the banks has already begun to show interest in him. Entrepreneur Curtis O'Keefe suddenly comes to Warren and offers to sell him a hotel. However, Trent has other plans, and he takes time to think, after which he begins to search for another buyer. He succeeds, but the deal breaks down. This fact will subsequently negatively affect business reputation.
However, the book “Hotel” is not limited to one storyline. Arthur Haley is simultaneously spinning another story related to an accident that killed a mother and a child. The head of the Ogilvy security service knows who committed the crime and helps the Kroyden family hide their tracks for money.
What ends the novel
The finale of the work is simply breathtaking - this is what marks Arthur Haley's novels. Ogilvy is accused of complicity with the dukes, one of his guests named Wales becomes the new owner of the hotel. Peter McDermott is vice president of the hotel.