Archer always had society to blame for why he and Ellen couldn?t be together. Ellen was going to get a divorce, but for the good of the family Archer talks her into staying married. Then he falls in love with her, but can?t be with her because she is married. Archer has been pushing for his wedding with May to be sooner because he doesn?t trust himself. But when the wedding mo

Archer and Dallas go to Ellen?s neighborhood where Archer decides that he doesn¹t want to go upstairs. When Dallas asks Archer what he should say on his behalf, Archer says, ?Say I?m Old-fashioned"(Wharton 344). Dallas goes up to see Ellen and Archer sits on the bench outside her building for a long time. A servant comes and shuts Ellen?s shutters, which Archer takes as a sign and starts walking back to his hotel alone.

A daily routine of being trapped in a life where society has control can make one a coward to reach for his/her dreams or goals. After May?s death, Archer is released from society?s role of from being a sincere and trustworthy husband. Now he is free to be with his true love, Ellen. However, habit has made Archer a coward and has trapped him in the same day-to-day life. There is nothing stopping Archer from meeting Ellen, but he has lived with his old society values fo

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