How does Charlie behave at the reception? How is he treated? Do you think he is an ingrate, as Nemur implies?

On August 11, he takes a break and goes to Mrs. Nemur’s cocktail party, thrown in honor of two men on the Welberg Foundation board. Charlie goes with the intention of being friendly, but soon gets into an argument with the sharp-tongued Mrs. Nemur, and then with board member Mr. Raynor. Nemur comes over and argues with Charlie. Nemur says that Charlie has become an arrogant and selfish young man, while Charlie protests against Nemur’s treatment of him as a guinea pig for his experiment. Charlie gets drunk and speaks to his “old self” in the mirror. You need to consider the opinion question yourself.