"Hotel". Arthur Haley. Overview of the novel

The famous English novelist Arthur Haley wrote the novel "Hotel" in 1965. In this work, the author attempted to expose the acute social problems that were brewing in the society of that time, while he did not see any serious relationship between them and the bourgeois reality.

The main meaning of the plot line 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 of the novel tells of a number of hard-hitting stories. Young people, brought up in quite intelligent families, organized a noisy party in their room, during which they drank a lot of alcohol. It all ended just awful: the guys wanted to enter into an intimate relationship with a girl named Marsh Preusscott, who was the daughter of a wealthy man. This crime was prevented by an employee of the hotel Aloysius Royce - he defended the girl from the young deer. Then one of the hotel's customers became ill and had to help. In addition, a married couple commits an intentional crime: a car is hit by a mother with a child, and then thinks up an alibi for themselves, as if they did not leave the territory of 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. What he actually did. All the troubles and troubles that have occurred in the hotel, it is possible to smooth Peter McDermott, who is the assistant manager, and Christine Francis - the secretary of the hotel owner.

In the work "Hotel" Arthur Haley builds a storyline in such a way that a clerk and a secretary begin to develop a novel. However, Peter began to impose his friendship Marsh Preusscott, offering to become his wife.

At the same time, the financial situation of the hotel leaves much to be desired. In the work "Hotel" Arthur Haley shows her owner quite a conservative person who does not want any innovations or changes. The situation is further aggravated by the fact that hotel employees carelessly perform their official duties and steal constantly.

Ultimately, before Warren Trent (the name of the owner of the hotel) there is the problem of losing business, he begins to think about what will happen to his hotel further, because one of the banks has already started showing interest to him. Go to Warren suddenly comes entrepreneur Curtis O'Keefe and offers to sell him a hotel. However, Trent has other plans, and he takes time to meditate, and then starts looking for another buyer. He succeeds, but the deal breaks down. This fact will subsequently adversely affect business reputation.

However, one story line is not limited to the book "Hotel". Arthur Haley concurrently twists one more story about the accident, which resulted in the death of the mother and child. The head of Ogilvy's security service knows who committed this crime and for helping the Kroyden family hide his tracks.

What ends the novel

The finale of the work simply captures the spirit - this is what makes the novels of Arthur Haley remarkable. Ogilvy is accused of aiding the dukes, the new owner of the hotel is one of his guests named Wales. Peter McDermott is the vice-president of the hotel.