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How does Wharton convey this sense of failure and confinement in “The Age of Innocence”?
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"There is a strong attraction between Newland Archer and Ellen Olenska in "The Age of Innocence," yet the shackles of the society in which they live prevent them from pursuing their love affair." How does Wharton convey this sense of failure and confinement? I feel, to a large extent, that the society in which Newland and Ellen lived in had a huge effect on their decision to forget their love for one another. Under the spotlight of a society such as this their love would never have survived. They would have been looked down upon, and seen as dirty, or scandalous, and their families, and the family of May Welland left in the disgrace of their sinful love. From the beginning of the novel we can see the attraction begin to form between Newland and Ellen. The novel is seen through Newlands perspective, and we can tell from the narrators lengthy descriptions...
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