Complex sentence: The novel presents comparisons and relationships between the generations, which are notably burlesqued in the engagment of Widmerpool and the older Mildred-an event that provides much scope for speculation and salacious gossip.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel presents comparisons and relationships between the generations, which are notably burlesqued in the engagment of Widmerpool and the older Mildred. An event that provides much scope for speculation and salacious gossip.