
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton (1920)
“The most devastating love story ever written about a man who does exactly what society tells him — and spends the rest of his life wondering what he lost.”
EraAmerican Realism / Gilded Age
Pages305
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances8
Major Themes
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class
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conformity
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desire
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duty
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illusion
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tradition
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sacrifice
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society
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