Vince  Quackenbush

What is the role of Lakey in THE GROUP?

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Wayne Lakey is the only Lesbian in the Group. Surely THAT is enough.
Like most non-Heterosexuals, she doesn't wait for Permission before living out her Powerhouse of Love and Lust...she's "Doin' What Comes Naturally". And so it has always been, since before and after the Evolution of the Human Species...what may be regarded as Quirks of Nature have always been around, doing what they do BEST...being Themselves. Mary McCarthy wasn't going to leave a hole in her Opus Magnus by omitting Her Lakey !! She wanted the Complete Spectrum of Womankind. If she was writing it today, there would be a Gender Bender in there too, and not apologising or asking permission either, I have No Doubt .
And it is Lakey in the end who socks it to the Meanest Man in the book.
On behalf of ALL her friends. She becomes the Spokesperson and Spokeswoman. No accident when you have MM at the wheel.
Hope this helps, Vince.
Cheers from Wayne, Sydney,Australia.
Ann Gilhooly Not exactly an answer to your question but I believe Candace Bergen played the role of Lakey in the movie version. That would be my visual of Lakey if I read the book.
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