Anne, 1965 Summary

Anne and Lyon Burke host a New Year's Eve party in their home. Anne steps away from the party to check on her sleeping daughter and lies down in a dark, empty bedroom with a headache from the noise. Her husband Lyon enters it with his client, Margie Parks. They kiss without seeing Anne. When they leave, Anne takes a pill and freshens up before returning to the party. She reminds herself of all the nice things that she has to keep her busy in the daytime and of the pills she can take to help her get through the night.

Anne, 1965 Analysis

Of all three women, Anne has come closest to achieving the goals she set twenty years ago. She has a child, a reliable (if faithless) husband, a nice home, an independent fortune, and a successful career. She has not wasted...