The story Roman Fever by Edith Wharton is about two women and the ongoing jealousy, a result of a past love affair. ... Edith shows through a third person omniscient view that schemes spurred from jealousy will boomerang right back at the plotter. ... Although the story is told from a third person omniscient point of view, Wharton focuses the main part of the story on Mrs. ... Wharton achieves this by presenting both of the women's opinions of each other. ... Wharton proves this by narrating the story in a third person omniscient view, making it possible for readers to observe the thou...

• Word Count: 707
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The story "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton is about two wealthy American women who spent some time in Rome when they were girls. They take their own daughters to Rome. They wish to show their daughters where they use to spend time in Rome and to allow them maybe find husbands as they did when they we...

• Word Count: 704
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the story "Roman Fever," one of Edith Wharton's outstanding works, dramatic irony is a powerful ingredient that makes readers overwhelmed. The title "Roman Fever" runs through the whole story and provides both psychological and physical meanings on dramatic irony, which are about the 25-year-ago ...

• Word Count: 685
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School