... were chiefly external, as though a fine glaze of beauty and fastidiousness had been applied to vulgar clay." -(p 3.) Readers are offered these early impressions of Lily Bart from the mind of Lawrence Selden as they walk toward his flat on Madison Avenue. I think that this quote is interesting for a few reasons: ... by saying "she must have cost a great deal to make," Lily is immediately seen as a commodity: if workers were "sacrificed" to make this "produce," her person is not only objectified, but quantified as a value in a ... from the rest of the cattle-like women. I think it is inte...

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