The material wealth in The House of Mirth is shown through this main storyline. ... Lily runs into a woman whom she once gave charity money to and is asked to come to her house and warm up. ... Selan goes to Lily's house to clear things up between the two of them. ... The House of Mirth can be compared to The Rise of Silas Lapham in terms of material wealth and class level in society. ... The same is true in The House of Mirth. ...

• Word Count: 471
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As in other works of this genre (for example, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth), Daisy Miller focuses on the behavior of its characters in social situations. ...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School