Old vs. New in Graham Greene's Jubilee

Old Vs. New in Jubilee Graham Greene’s Jubilee is a short story about an ageing male prostitute, Mr Chalfont, and his encounter with Amy – another ageing prostitute – in a Mayfair bar. The story is set on the aftermath of the Jubilee celebrations of King George V’s 25 years of reign in 1935. But instead of focusing on the celebrations, as the title of the story would suggest, the story goes further to examine the different …

…a main character and by placing a woman above a man in the social ladder. He also illustrates the destability of the old class system. In addition, he exposes the themes of loneliness, ageing and disillusionment in the story and proves that even the most genteel of societies are not fair. Work cited: Greene, Graham. “Jubilee”. The Arnold Anthology of British and Irish Literature in English. Ed. Robert Clarke and Thomas Healy. London: Arnold, 1997, 1429-1433.