Edith Wharton's 'The House of Mirth' Details Economic Inequality Between Sexes
A Literary Examination of the Role of Gender in Achieving Financial Success
By Dana Hinders, published May 27, 2005
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Takeaways
- In The House of Mirth the basis of much societal interaction is money, which serves as a prerequisite of sorts for admission to the upper-class social circle.
- Lily Bart, the unmarried 29-year-old protagonist of The House of Mirth, believes wholeheartedly in the new American Dream of financial success but is unable to achieve this dream through the same methods as her male counterparts.
- Lawrence Selden differs from Lily in that his gender allows him a certain measure of freedom that Lily never manages to achieve.
Resources
- Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth
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