... Era) clearer. For that reason, the book was criticized as immoral and later became the proof of his "crime". Now let's go back to the topic I mentioned in the first paragraph. Some people use Freud's id, ego and superego to analyze the novel. Of course, Dorian is id, Henry is ego and Basil is superego. However, this kind of analysis was too simple to explain the ... complex humanity and was easy to separate readers' attention. So, I'll focus on the main character, Dorian, to make the point clear. On the other hand, the exchange and conflicts between the "ego"(Henry) and the "superego"(B...

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In the critical analysis of The Age of Innocence, done by Constance Allen, the author depicts the novel as "subtle yet unmistakable indictment of stratified New York high society in 1920." She is reminded of Henry James by Wharton because she probes the emotions and motivations of the characters. Allen believes that The Age of Innocence is one or Wharton's most successful books because it offers an ... what is expected of them and there are invisible boundaries of class and propriety that one must never cross. Wharton wrote with a comfortable, fixed and formal style, which at times can becom...

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