House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

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Abstract

This analytical essay presents the similarities between the novel , House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and the movie . The Works Cited page appends three sources in MLA format

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Introduction

Similarities

Conclusion

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Introduction

The House of Mirth is separated into two books of approximately equal length , with Book I having at least thirty more pages than the other . In the

commencement of Book I , the central character , who goes by the name of Lily Bart is twenty-nine years old and gets acquainted with the fact that she is on the threshold of losing her influence to hang about in society by the desirable quality of her looks and charisma alone . She believes that getting married is her only way out . The itinerary of Book I describe Lily 's tribulations in accomplishing this goal . By the end , Lily has continued to exist after an attempted rape which theless hurts her repute and causes her to be unable to find the high regard of Lawrence Selden and is desperately in liability . Book II , commences in Monte Carlo with additional and given up for lost scandal , moves to New York and additional debt . It ends in deficiency lonesomeness , and an unintentional death that could without difficulty be called a suicide

Similarities

The story presented by Edith Wharton is rather tragic . It is about a beautiful , high-spirited woman who is in dire need of getting over the manipulations of others and the extremely stern society around her . The only assets that the central character Lily has are her beauty and charisma . She is well-acquainted with the rules of the upper class New York society of 1905 . Lily tells Lawrence that "a girl must [get married] and a man if he chooses (Wharton ,

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Lily basically is expenses and believes that she should get married to a wealthy man as soon as possible

But , as she confesses , she always does "the right thing at the wrong time . She is nearly married to about three different men who are pretty wealthy but she is not able to go ahead with it . She is in love with Lawrence , but considering the fact that he is not rich and has to work to make both ends meet , she does not even let herself imagine that she should marry him . She comprehends the susceptibility of her position she does not have any fortune of her own , and for that reason her reputation must be impeccable . The people that she is surrounded by have "minds like moral fly -- they can forgive a woman anything but the loss of her good name . Unfortunately , Lily 's inherent honesty makes it impossible for her to realize the treachery and desperation around her She makes some foolish choices : We resist the great temptations , but it is the little ones that eventually pull us down (The House of...