By Edith Wharton
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In 1870 how the rich people spending their life ,one of its glimpse shown in Age of Innocence.strong and rich people make their own rules for society,and they were strong obeying that rules and someone or something goes against it they become sad..
The Age of Innocence is the story of a troubled marriage ,Newland Archer is the hero of this novel,one day he came to theater to meet people but there he saw a beautiful girl named “May welland” which she was going to engage with him,she was innocent and beautiful and present there in Mrs Mingott box,Besides Mrs Mangott there was also Ellen Olenska siiting there .She got most of his education from Europe there she married with a count but due …show more content…
At way back to home He met with May welland and tell her to marry me soon,May in reply why!!! Is there anyone due to which you are saying this, if there is anything than you should think what is your last decision,because I think you are loving Ellen Olenska and want to marry her.
Time passes away Olenska Ex-husband again called her back,but she was not ready to go back.Newland told her that if I had to marry of my own choice I will surely marry with you,in reply Olenska told him that you did not make this possible.You was the person who prohibit me to get divorce and I accept it but now you are saying against it.I am not yet married we can marry each other but Olenska said its not possible.
After somedays Newland received the letter from May welland that they are ready for marriage and then they get married .At wedding ceremony he was waiting for Olenska,but she did not come.So in searching her he went to Boston where she was sitting there on a bench at park.She told him that her husband send her a huge amount of money so that she come again but I refused …show more content…
I felt like it should be, like Newland should be much more upset about the whole thing. The way he looses Ellen and then doesn’t even go to see her again because he finds that he doesn’t need to really depresses me. To him, she becomes a symbol instead of an actual person that he cared about, and that is just one of the most tragic endings to a love story I have ever heard. Looking at it as if he has gotten past it, and has finally achieved the same “freedom” that Ellen has (he is no longer under any obligation to his wife and the world has modernized) and therefore does not need to see her is interesting though as well. The ending was very well done, and both times it hit me like a punch in the