Cats (1998 film) back away and glare at her with resentment. The cats sing of her saddened, unfortunate state ("Grizabella: The Glamour Cat"), with Demeter elaborating. Grizabella leaves and the music becomes upbeat. Bustopher Jones, a fat cat in "a coat of fastidious black", appears ("Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town"). Bustopher Jones is among the elite of the cats, belonging to many clubs. There is a loud crash, and Macavity, the most wanted criminal cat, is thought to have appeared, and all the cats flee the yard. However, two black and orange Toyger cats sneak out. They are Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, two
T. S. Eliot of personal difficulty for Eliot—his marriage was failing, and both he and Vivienne were suffering from nervous disorders. The poem is often read as a representation of the disillusionment of the post-war generation. Before the poem's publication as a book in December 1922, Eliot distanced himself from its vision of despair. On 15 November 1922, he wrote to Richard Aldington, saying, "As for "The Waste Land", that is a thing of the past so far as I am concerned and I am now feeling toward a new form and style." The poem is known for its obscure nature—its slippage between