A lot leads up to the nervous breakdown that Mrs. Drover has once re-entering what was once her home, her sanctuary that has been destroyed by the Nazi bombings of World War II. The war alone was devastating, but the destruction it left in the place of Kathleen’s house was too much to handle as is seen when she has her nervous breakdown. When Kathleen first enters her decrepit home, she was “anxious to see how the house was”. This key word, anxiety, is …show more content…
This is what detrimentally ruined her happiness. The war in London was destructive. The torment and the fear of being bombed constantly by the Nazis only led to anxiety and mental anguish. The anguish is described when the descriptions of the house are given. Some examples are the “bruise in the wallpaper” from the door handle or the “claw marks” left by the stored piano. Kathleen, was in a way, comparing her house’s destruction to her own mental