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The House of Mirth
by
Edith Wharton
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The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
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Essential Quotes by Character: Lily Bart
Essential Quotes by Theme: Betrayal
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The House of Mirth Questions and Answers
What are the themes in "The House of Mirth"?
What is the irony and nostalgia in The House of Mirth?
In the book The House of Mirth what is the word that they refer to in the novel when it reads: [Selden] had found the word he meant to say to her, and it could not wait another moment to be said.
What are examples of naturalism in The House of Mirth?
How does Edith Wharton show the readers that Lily Bart was responsible for her own end in The House of Mirth?
How does Edith Wharton explore the theme of marriage in The House of Mirth?
How do you view the character Lily in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton?
What roles were women expected to fill during the Gilded Age? Did this in anyway affect their choices?
What ideological position does the Simon Rosedale embody throughout the novel, House of Mirth?
How and why is Lily' s behavior deemed impulsive in The House of Mirth?