age of innocence
Sometimes people use society as an excuse for not seeking out their dreams. At the end of The Age of Innocence, Archer is fifty-seven years old and is thinking of his life over the years. His wife, May, has died two years ago. His son Dallas has become an architect and has taught Archer all sorts of things about it. His respectability in the community is firm. He thinks of Ellen from time to time and realizes he has become ?a good citizen,?(Wharton 331) but has failed to obtain the ?flower of life?(Wharton 331).Archer always had society to blame for why he and Ellen couldn?t be together. Ellen was going to get a divorce, but for the good of the family Archer talks her into staying married. Then he falls in love with her, but can?t be with her because she is married. Archer has been pushing for his wedding with May to be sooner because he doesn?t trust himself. But when the wedding mo
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Approximate Word count = 605
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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