Pomegranate Seed | Essays and Criticism

  • The Influence of Greek Mythology

    In the following essay, he examines the influence of Greek mythology on Wharton’s ‘‘Pomegranate Seed.’’

  • Power of the Written Word

    In the following excerpt, the critics explore the power of the written word over the characters, maintaining that Charlotte Ashby reflects the reader’s ambivalence about reading while Elsie Ashby embodies the author’s anxiety about writing. The critics also propose that the relationships between the women in the story is dependent upon their connection to Kenneth Ashby.

  • Ghost from the Past

    In the following excerpt, Zilversmit focuses on Charlotte Ashby’s rivalry with the ghost of her husband’s first wife, maintaining that she is overcome and eventually defeated by her fear that she is not as sexually desirable as her rival.