The Age of Innocence | Ideas for Group Discussions
The Age of Innocence concerns the maturation of Newland Archer. Since in much of the work Edith Wharton limits herself to Archer's point of view, an important consideration is the reliability of Archer's perception of what is happening. One avenue for group discussion may be whether May Welland Archer and Countess Olenska understand things about their situation that Archer fails to perceive. Another issue is whether there is some sort of familial/societal conspiracy against Archer, or whether he imagines the whole thing. Still another issue is whether Archer actually changes or...
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