foreroure she drmnds made on inde by» coed ete socley
Inthe published veri of The Ae of Income socal foe ater
than piphlelpeerencen bene the ring force of Warns
org ena tothe novel, Bat shunt from the sche, re seh
‘nutri eras de poten of orc (ich oly cmeges ar
Probe nt parenhcially nthe lt oti; the prot feb
iScnce ad su for wore outed of marge and the pris,
tom ce wp dines pts rr al top
‘s, In Wharton’ presi uf the socal over the payee
Hay programy wich lel Ween are doth one bere
the mace fet on which er novel tums Inde she exo
the points of ew fhe Female characters ro Te Ago wane,
‘Whtnon sie te focus o her ny to scl eprsction
ally then ater than the sty of yycholgeal elm po
posed in ee ains, Wharton In he etl deen of eur
Fomacon proluced novel of apc naturalism by paring the
Groen Foeen pont of rer ad een dtc
‘TCO New kn ber fined one W
pecs as narrow a that ofthe constrained and containing sai
he sought recreate Hs pes At she told the ry though
Arher® cyey Warns theme Beane ths com we ideal ool
uli oe wl son nthe ee he sy
rier moat her caret coeepin athe hess spe
Sonate of her character, Wharton eft no dt that er corm
iam Countess would ind Seber wo dl hat wold ete
him tht th apecenced woman ns ey dlinton worl ond
aly choose Pte ver Archer and the expences of Eras
the aaightupand dovnmen" of OM New =A the ac of Te
‘Age noence, onthe other had we are ef wi the hating of
‘Semi el race a tg sone flied longings
“eran that two ves hae een free subordinated he Sloot
‘Eman fal ower Ol Nowe rk
eu was precy arising Archer tl the Counts othe ie
cg New Wek sock the nove that Wharton smote cor
ty esl hrs at the repre fan
Incompnte ways of Me ty chosing to thwart and eer o cons
‘mate the atteetion teen Acer om the Couns Whar ego
tied the promise of reconlition between lod New Yr ad
osmopaian Europe tat appears inthe Baal hope of The Age of
Tmocene In ths ols tothe mel ever ested ner plo
‘Wharton sggsted tha the iaponse liane Beers Ach d
the Countess woul be aki ithe net gener ire the
"hugh compte atch of Dats, hers son, ah Fay Ring
the Caumtsrs rte, Wil the pending nope af the eer
version af the lnerange Wharton snnened th the seal
Ey of “O10 New Son which cost dm of the mortage of
‘Archer and he Contes, st ineviaby open to meer ad the
‘ier worl nd must choreby poss ot exten ler sense of the mee
nl eer coming it bing tthe en of The Ag of ene
iat ict y er plans fs son ote nol Ae te
‘se olcon which the second sie pen "cma
“The Age af Inver” she proper, se wal el esi of
a scr ra, th this Dae Ar Fon Oo
Pes le or the ql she odin 193, wel be “The A of
‘Wad Bet hat of enue would hve ben ame stny
CYNTHIA GRIFFIN WOLFF
[The Age of Innocence as Bildungsroman]t
‘i mr eon ol ew rth aac he
srl ton sone oan he Te
Foci de cl a ra eo nd ee
np vs Nem ig af oes ene
on place and Warne for dels sedate Wt ong
ors Pony sn a
na canst men Na fa
sisesc thug his The wi ih soma Be ee
ie or de fics Become on car emis a Re
lind mio nd the rey onion of Ne big "Tr ta oe
‘et of Mt tae ae the ans ht hel
mSdaoeled saves” The cero ths tel Neen
Iobln ing wl hcoming, en he una rd af
spoon of hose"
Tigo Ineece What's sa ldo
{raoning een Samer) teach ata
ference "Se
ibe rem ame ein sey te a
aged man who concludes the roel seems an aie sods
‘ann othe ned yh ie epee a
Sep fhe tin mkt seed Br elo ee
ine ree wc towhkh hep the hep ei
‘ase wa Cot mere mh nas nen re
{oven pal Te thee Te eof mene ig eed
Rien fans no Whe Sse He omnes,
‘evn Archer dos hn hie they nee nie br
care peerat‘he unppyskuntion, but the way er dress which ed no tule)
pak NEY om her ii sbouler shocked and woubled hn” (2)
[AR Sech’s wot embodies the mystery af the unkown and repre
LENS worl at ies hod theme boundaries of Aches
Tilda’ Te sete" of a woman foggy dressed appeals
ee tone sense, ands mining on ber stuation become faved
{in ndfnoble way th hs sterbl ering fr lage rain of
Sterna, Een in person makes him uncorfonabe us
‘SSE Tunney of or gown ad seid is moins of
Tete her fens he wy sce the sur ander ena
“emepion of ttmacy al nbalance Kim "Nothing could bein wort
‘ane than misplaced fppancy” (15) (12. Thas whe the ata Fe
‘Tmafbermenner taste the abstract "igh" teed tht
ferstuton ties rift apeaingt hi
“Though Ele has ha he object eet of Bstening New
lands public commltnent fo May hae tthe sone time made ha
umber scm sentence to desh by ampton. When Nev
{Sieve cos sy to nat out the vaour affect of Ellen’ sp
‘Sesh nde ht her cave bn “sted pol sated corctons
Eg et hem eting dangers through Mi mid” (0) 28)
Tar Sfftenblaness conven ad sical aghast on age
‘Fae the yours pe who nc thing nd erected evening”
ha) Bean te eer vac the wight wot rm whieh Een
(ee come diminch he appeal of mare that sere no more han
SGN oct of nei nd scl net el oether by
haE She one side and poche ether” (31 [91 Cental
‘CURSE Image fhe wuen Arche ee sme ptr of what,
‘fb tecare nsf Tir scene ois dy but theft a =
Tee ineresingy trying ivecatone of self the fru thes
tf hm sand psng down tr enlss emptiness he sm the din
‘issThgur cfs mon wo shom mahing wes ee topper” (225) 139
{nearing cteponce int the “heroic worl of od New York,
‘Aicher rely er anonym end penal sigan
"Fes herd ore by his om abo thought than by ina
felene ntsc se Ms Ingen: wi li
{Ecce and neces llows him nis quest for personal
dem Jost te ease to deal withthe "ene of Ellen than with
en heh ot enero pars igo esol ule’
that uneomplestd bythe deals of every Iving, Throghout
Truck ofthe nove Arce longs Fr + fe tht mes wel beyond the
‘hated clin ofthe fara a of igh emotnal inenay and
‘Stsined mal ad intl comply Te ind of Ie he oly
ny coufectres i fe tat pen the “harsh word” of huan
Cpetcne vb fo only ery fe and Archer seme an unl
‘Bade or the lett tapi yarns toward
Troe the danger that he Bf wil be giant Hes not
‘mucin the rab that be il lo fll these fantasies o
Theme imndate polity that, having Ee to Fall shen, he
wi tek he egal ge ay apes fh fe then. Not al
‘hing apni fr man of Kes ne nd pl ame way
ETE Sa anne hin my psape, bt ayy at
Serb" ey Nl tells Toby ao red
‘Sprout omen ere ren he wy af ee
‘Sirah polon dar Neva’ ces wos ly compre
‘Stach afin te ea ein dos
SS lg lene,
2 cil ne ne Ae cy fr nn ep td
coil ons hor Height ame sia St
‘her fs Sanger there ptm are ces
dint ese Nein gay eps the in
elem fi whe gow mary Inte pee ay
ere fee wo Wy serene or
‘orl either ni mak Sep vn fella
‘evr ef ln tg ee
eS is ly “ine ho eepon de
‘seems to think that he is “somebedy."* * * e :
Tevlnd yng forte expan fom the ve
segment frm fn een or Eley the np fr
‘Sim nace nore itn cgute ule A What et
‘lnc tghirbco fly pet o Reno ed
‘hemo css cops nt ont ie
Hepsi tog bi nemo cnet
(Ne Tcapon eer pono he so, Nendo
Stn ea a oe hy
Seattle wie complete sco
Tone! Relie Ei herald iene the eo
clin wth coment pci te hy inhi te
Soon Sanh ed 2 alee fd ape
yrs oe 13) 65] Hecnre ile euro ay oer
“ets th hey es fete ape
nimi prsihiee tee yo of pence Se ed
Imray word thin proc imei ae
ethos ears pots orm Sed toh ak
Bota enlightens ra
Eins) 3 Seta tepcombodlmen ol a
ng ao life. - ‘ele
he ind len hv et one meting wich he dep an
fundemoral angus beween fir aye f Hee ts appr
‘hr oye Er in Dred ace,
{51 Eien lov copies so gute proce comple ot
Shennan onder oth nthe ped thot ar
tena he pet oro rnc atone by gin
Atk’ ie nll pc nd xene thee he re
Dug Ache a vt Ele home, frst, he ec
Pape ace |muy! He you ee
"coun she was
oan asyour encouragement tht En defer wal, pd eos bell
othe kindof crictar of which Ae Slleion Jachton probly
‘eu is evening be hn ha has made us tale
Tins tae ined ot hon wang ba since ou appear
‘it abe Shere ater ler goo tone tp,
Theory farm i wich weld people of eur Kind an comm
cts wapleann hinge oe herby etn ou derstand
‘Rita mc oe tn oe nen
nd ave perp ging thee expealy or ha argo and that,
‘Shee yw are re to seer. Tsk you to dso wh al and
‘lc appl and to ae he opportunity fei bern
SHE the ure of conduc ou he encouraged er ly
Tolead to" 269) eta)
Ie ist, Elen oben
shout ‘pleating But hat wea af shared edge
‘Newland prctcs May's moment f undertunding as mere Bick
oof ligt Iwan there uilmined dares: The cation of
can eguung Dana an Archer mind #reditive von af py
trinostne old vpn. He ean del with her pene come
Flesity no ore tha he ean deal wih be consequent of Ellen x
ferices with Ol Wend alae: He supposes that he Tau of
cher ye lhe Wanpareny nel et ase
thea of ropessning spe tater than» person she might
thn bon chen to pose fora Cc Vie ors Greek ges. The
Weed dt ran ln oer far ain might hve bors preesng
Tad ater thane evangelist er nk of dec
Youthulnse mae Berson athe hard nor dal but oly rie
Unutpue” 199) [115] He dees hero understand even ht en
‘ice mse thik that sg ow a ie a be pr
fn gine. One hears ad ane oticerane has ane elings and
Hens (he-a8) 95)
Given Archers own abl cence, hes unprepared 9 counter
the mashed fice ofthe moral wold ht Ny command: For
{nai the dy ofc ad etl, ie preside ner the ge
‘atin fie tl My might well he nore a he more ened
“lntme af dear open cule tn her pee” pris
‘he commited othe met fandmentl aman process, nd 0
{his commitment she atthe gr nature ee ays devotion
toner by hc the larly camper el abate he
‘ligt rele Arce om fi engagemen fo her (forse ge
“our tomany fut ance he rete ale, se dae heel
‘Heth af lng hm othe rity ipl lt New Yrs ee
‘la ofthe proses f generation,
cher Kniss rl of this mri he recs thos t9 Een
puch a ach recites catecinm by rae. OM New Yer as
vather oi ahioned Sle The idl