Summer | What Do I Read Next?
Ethan Frome (1911) is Wharton’s other short novel of rural New England. Its title character is an unhappily married man who comes to believe he has a chance at real love when his wife’s cousin Mattie comes to stay.
The Age of Innocence (1920) is Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of social life in New York City during the 1870s. The novel’s upperclass characters are just as bound by convention and just as fearful of gossip as the middle-class characters in Summer.
The Awakening (1899), by Kate Chopin, tells the story of a young...
[The entire page is 299 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about Summer at eNotes.
