Category Archives: school readings

Yes. Sorry Gatsby but I think you and Tom both have some deep rooted issue that you need to figured out asap! Both Gatsby and Tom love going after things they probably know they can’t have. Let’s start off with Gatsby. He has been in love with Daisy for forever but Daisy is literally marriedContinue reading “Are these two old sports living too much in the past?”

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth” – Ecclesiastes Who are those that mourn vs. the fools? The rival between old money and new money is a common theme within The House of Mirth, if not, one of the main themes.Continue reading “The heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”

Summary: The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City’s high society around the turn of the last century. Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well bothContinue reading “The House of Mirth”