the age of innocence book review


( Log Out /  Archer, through the tumultuous passion he harbours towards Countess Olenska, seeks to escape, if not transcend, from the artificiality and limitations he perceives within his society. Each time you happen to me all over again.”. He grows jealous of men such as Julius Beaufort and often makes unfavourable comparison between Countess and May. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. A summary of Part X (Section1) in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. This was an incredibly poignant novel that I will definitely be revisiting again (my heart has to recover first). “I mean: how shall I explain? ( Log Out /  The narrative, and the characters themselves, seems to have a certain foreknowledge regarding the outcome of this affair. Her language, as well as her very glances and expressions, are loaded with ‘real’ emotions, emotions which Archer believes to be absent in May. He assigns to her the role of ‘beloved other’, regarding their ‘affair’ as an inescapable outcome of their ‘true love’. As the narrative progresses we begin to see that Archer’s impression of the falsehoods within his society and of other people’s character may not be as clear-cut as he thinks. Book II of The Age of Innocence begins with May marrying Newland as New York society watches. The Age Of Innocence: Football in the 1970s, edited by Reuel Golden, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. While there are countless of literary works featuring alienated heroes and ill-fated lovers, The Age of Innocence can offer its readers with a particularly piercing narrative that is written in Wharton’s carefully elaborated prose. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Her sorrowful eyes and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate bond develops. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It is the very act of longing for her that allows him to envision a future free of all that he finds wanting in May Welland his actual fiancee. Football became truly international thanks to extraordinarily talented teams and charismatic players who became the first generation of football superstars. For example, Archer believes that May’s ‘ingenuousness almost amounted to a gift of divination’. Even in America, in other continent from the Count, she seems unable to escape from the shadow of their unhappy marriage. A high society New Yorker falls for the practically disowned cousin of his fiancee. Rumours and gossip abound, and to begin with Archer is merely vexed by the attention that his social circle seems to paying to her. By August, a year later, Newland and May have settled into a fashionable if boring life in New York, living in a wealthy part of town and spending summers with the rest of the rich in Newport.

Newland Archer is one of the novel’s central figures. The Age of Innocence, by comparison, is a much more detailed story, one that focused on a cast of interesting characters, who regardless of their likability, struck me as incredibly realistic. A few months ago I read Edith Wharton’s novella, Summer. The first is visual. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. This book tackles the global and cultural impact of the game, the memorable fashions, the girlfriends, the cars, the politics, the fans, the hooligans, the passion, the thrills and, of course, the sideburns. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. In Archer she finds an ally of sorts, yet, her experiences prevent her from falling into old patterns. Paradoxically, Archer draws more pleasure from the act of yearning, for something or someone, than from having or experiencing that which he yearns for.

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Click on a plot link to find similar books. It is the very fact that their romance is ‘doomed’, weighed down by denial, guilt, and regret, that makes it all the more ‘sublime’, it is the pain that accompanies their unfulfilled love makes it all the more vivid.

The story also presents us with a compelling interplay of duty and desire, of hope and dissatisfaction, and of passion and indifference. Wharton’s rendition of 1870s New York is a strikingly nostalgic one. Her later actions however suggests that her ‘intuitions’ may be more deliberate than accidental. If urgency and secrecy no longer enveloped their meetings, would Archer feel the same passion for the Countess? It is the very forbidden nature of his feelings for Countess Olenska that seems to inflame his passion for her. Archer, on the other hand, attempts to escape from the strictures imposed on him by his family, acquaintances, and New York’s ‘polite’ society, by engaging in an illicit affair which if made public would likely ruin his reputation and career. Still, even if we know what their romance will lead to, we still feel invested in their relationship and it is up to the reader to decided whether Archer and the Countess are victims of their time and circumstances or whether they are the ones responsible for their own misfortune. While Archer’s relationship to May seems to consist of perfunctory speeches (ones which, much to Archer’s displeasure, echo those between May’s own parents), his interactions with Countess Olenska are often ‘clandestine’, which is why they leave such a lasting impression on him.

Her elegant writing style perfectly lends itself to the ironic and serious tones of her story.

The review of this Book prepared by Christine Hung. Johan Cruyff in his prime for the Netherlands. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? The contrast between American and European values seems to be embodied by the two women in Archer’s life: May (as the American ideal) and Countess Olenska (as the worldly, if not ‘exotic’, European).

The review of this Book prepared by Avis Yarbrough a Level 1 Blue Jay scholar. In one of the very first pages we are told that Archer was “at heart a dilettante, and thinking over a pleasure to come often gave him a subtler satisfaction than its realisation”. Though he refuses to allow her to divorce her husband and she insists that he marry his fiancee, they pursue a not-quite-platonic relationship. It was Pelé who coined the phrase “the beautiful game”, and in the 1970s the game was at its most beautiful, free-flowing and entertaining. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.

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