The House of Mirth takes place in New York during the early 20th century. At this time in New York the prosperous and wealthy members of society lived in luxury in extravagant houses with various additional assets such as yachts and motorcars. ... The climax of The House of Mirth occurs when Gus Trenor tries to rape Lily. ... Also, The House of Mirth is clearly focused on the aspect of the influence of society on one's life. ... The House of Mirth was a captivating story. ...

• Word Count: 1570
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Set at the turn of the twentieth century, the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton offers a complete and insightful view to the varying degrees of classes that made up the women's society at the time. ... Overall, if the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton was the only source of information on society at the turn of the century, it could be concluded that the pressures, standards, and expectations of society greatly shaped the personalities of the women of the time. ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6

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

This time they thought nothing fun and stopped creeching with such mirth, and had to submit to...Alexander the Large... but both were very drunken and could not feel much... they were creeching.. as they put their platties [clothes] on..."...

• Word Count: 2230
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School