1. The Age Of Innocence
... do that is to let him go. I think the most important influence in this sacrifice is society. Society has been personified in the novel and almost becomes a character. Wharton presents us an image of this character coming between Ellen and Archer. Society rallies around May and forms a collective. This body comes between Ellen and Archer and pushes them apart. Banishing Ellen and trapping ... war that life had not always been so bad. Wharton characterises herself in Ellen and Archer. She shows us how she wished to conform; to be part of the group and society through the character of Arch...
- Word Count: 2558
- Approx Pages: 10
- Grade Level: High School