Ellen married an immensely rich Polish nobleman, "had her portrait painted nine times," and was surrounded by "acres of roses, historic pearls, and priceless furniture," but it wasn't until she moved back to New York that she truly became rich. Ironically, her "wealth" developed as her place in society dwindled. Elle

This appreciation of life can also be seen in Ellen's courage. Despite the fact that she was not "allowed" to be a member of high society, Ellen still "carried her head high" (141). When Ellen returned to New York, she wasn't received as the rosy-cheeked little girl she had once been. Instead, she was now "poor Ellen Olenska" the adulterer, the outcast. "The conditions from which she had fled were intolerable, past speaking of, past believing: she was young, she was frightened, she was desperate," and yet she survived (100). This triumph gave her the courage to break rules she didn't even know existed. At parties, she entered the room "without any appearance of haste or embarrassment" (53). She talked to the men with whom she wanted to talk, and then she would get up, walk across the room and talk to someone else. This was not the way a "nice" lady behaved, "but t

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