Edith

Biographical Summary Edith Wharton lived a very interesting life. She had grown up in a relatively high class family. She had some trouble in her relationship though. Most of her novels are written about her past life experiences. Although she did have challenges to face, Edith Wharton ended up extremely well. On January 24, 1862, Edith Wharton was born in New York City. Her parents are George Fredric Jones and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander. They were descents from English and Duitch colonists who

In The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton opens her novel with a scene at the opera. Immediately, she encapsulates a clear image of society in 1920 New York. Through the main character eyes she describes the sophistication of the elegant clothing- that is no doubt everyone’s best, how both the proper and improper people act and how they are all here to make an impression instead of coming for the show, and how the events of the actual opera is coexisting with the mini dramas panned out over the crowd

Edith Wharton wrote The Age of Innocence about life in New York in the 1800’s. Although it seemed like a wonderful place to live, especially those in the upper class, it wasn't perfect at all. Wharton subtly brings to light and criticizes the old New York society that she grew up in throughout her novel. Wharton reveals that old New York society was very critical of people's actions and narrow minded as to what was seen as socially acceptable. All of High New York Society was expected to conform

been several great fashion designers, including Edith Head. She has had a very long and illustrious career that lasted from 1927 to 1981. During her career, she inspired numerous fashion trends and worked on several popular films. Edith Head was very secretive about her childhood and would often lie about it when asked a question. A close friend of hers David Chierichetti eventually learned all about it (Jorgensen, 13). Edith Head was born, Edith Claire Posner, on October 28, 1897, in San Bernardino

Edith Head was a prolific costume designer known most notably for her film production which led to her winning eight Academy Awards. Head’s resume is extensive, working on 1,131 productions from the mid-1920s through early 1970s. She won eight Oscars and was nominated for 35. Her impact is still felt today and many artist like Todd Oldham are still inspired by her great works saying, “Edith has been a huge influence on all of us" (Rothman). By being around various cultures and her upbringing, Head

tragic but tell readers the fate of the characters. Realist novels have plausible events, with cause and effect in their stories — what the characters desire and the consequences they receive because of that. Realism in the novel, The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, was clearly shown through Lily Bart's character with its ironic ending that had both her fall and rise as a character. She was known for her beauty in the novel; she made various mistakes in the process of entering the high social status.

Edith Cavell was a British nurse who worked at a hospital in Belgium. In the summer of 1914, Edith Cavell, head matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute, was on a holiday visiting her family in England when news came of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in far Sarajevo. Edith's family urged her to stay in England, but she believed duty demanded that she return to the hospital in Brussels. When she said good-bye she did not know that she would never see her family again. Soon after the Germans

became trapped in these camps where unhappiness was present in every aspect of life. Similarly, in the novel Ethan Frome, the title character is trapped in his unhappy life due to marriage, family, property, and financial liabilities. The author, Edith Wharton uses the motif of entrapment to prove how obligations lead to unhappiness throughout the novel. Ethan Frome and his wife, Zenobia (Zeena), never really know what true love feels like because they are both very lonely people. They meet when

Edith Cavell was born in 1865 at Swardeston in Norfolk. Her father, Frederick Cavell, was a Church of England vicar there. Even though her family was quite poor, Edith had a good childhood memory playing with her father, brothers and sisters. At her young age, she was taught to share what she had with others. The family Sunday lunch was always divided in half to give for the poor villagers. Edith and her mother also liked to visit the poor and she became a Sunday School teacher and Godmother to some

Third Person Limited Omniscient Point of view: One of the Most Effective Way to Represent the theme of the Social Pressure The Age of Innocence (1920) by Edith Wharton is a retrospective story which depicts the high-class society of New York in 1870s where the protagonist, Newland Archer struggles to decide his path between his own desire and the social ideologies. Newland defies the social norm by the scandal of immoral conduct with an insubordinate woman even if it affects his livelihood and social