<P> Greene published "The End of the Party" near the start of a writing career that would extend over more than six decades; this short story helped to develop his reputation as a significant force in English letters . The favorable response to his story may be connected to ongoing concerns in Britain due to the significant headcount of World War I veterans afflicted with "shell shock". The story was anthologized in the Greene collection, Twenty - One Stories, published in 1954 . </P> <P> Greene himself considered this story to be among his best, and assisted in its selection among the texts reprinted in the Greene edition of the Viking Portable Library, originally published in 1973 and reprinted since in revised editions . </P> <P> Later commentary on "The End of the Party" tends to look at protagonist Francis Morton's impairments from the standpoint of a society that tries to help children with disabilities . A review published in 1999 by New York University encourages readers to develop a sense of empathy for the doomed child . </P>

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