"The Age of Innocence- Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence is set in the aristocratic New York of the late nineteenth century, and uses irony throughout to demonstrate ... act by their own moral and ethical codes rather than the ones which have been imposed on them by generations of established social behaviour. Throughout the novel, Wharton employs irony to show the differences between the characters' overt behaviour and their underlying motivations: the innocence of the title is, she demonstrates, a fazade which ... he displays towards May and yet he is reassuring everyone (includ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... who struggle their entire lives trying to be good enough to be accepted, and always living in fear of their actions. In the book The Age of Innocence written by Edith Wharton, the main characters go through their days trying to live up to the standards of the society of "Old New York", and worry about the reputation of their family names ... book's plot women are trapped in their society, some trying to be persons that they are not, and others constantly looking for a way out to find their social freedom. Therefore Wharton is saying that women are constantly in battle with the Societies...

• Word Count: 314
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... who struggle their entire lives trying to be good enough to be accepted, and always living in fear of their actions. In the book The Age of Innocence written by Edith Wharton, the main characters go through their days trying to live up to the standards of the society of "Old New York", and worry about the reputation of their family names ... book's plot women are trapped in their society, some trying to be persons that they are not, and others constantly looking for a way out to find their social freedom. Therefore Wharton is saying that women are constantly in battle with the Societies...

• Word Count: 314
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate