Quote by Cyril Connolly
In America every woman has her set of girl-friends; some are cousins, the rest are gained at school. These form a permanent committee who sit on each other's affairs, who come out together, marry and divorce together, and who end as those groups of bustling, heartless well-informed club-women who govern society. Against them the Couple of Ehepaar is helpless and Man in their eyes but a biological interlude.
Summary
This quote alludes to the pervasive influence of female social networks and their impact on relationships and societal dynamics in America. It suggests that women form close-knit groups with their relatives and friends, influencing each other's lives and decisions, including marriage and divorce. These groups eventually become powerful and detached from emotional connections, carefully controlling and governing society. Consequently, men are portrayed as insignificant figures, merely fulfilling a biological role, and their agency becomes compromised in the face of these influential female networks.
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