The Age of Innocence
01. Flowers
Throughout this story, having flowers was a sign of wealth. They required a lot of attention and money, so only the wealthy could afford them. Someone who gave another flowers was often trying to say something special like we do today with roses. (47 words) 02. Ellen’s Dress
Her dress was so beautiful that it attracted attention. During this time period, this was the complete opposite of what people wanted to do. So when she did this, the author clearly wanted us to notice how important of s character she was. (52 words) 03. Museum Artifacts
Ellen takes Newland to a museum for them to see each other in private. The museum serves as a point to say that there love is only and expired, and that something …show more content…
The opera house represents how every man, no matter how happy, has thoughts about another woman. (50 words) 05. Julius Beaufort
During the entirety if the book, we know he has a history with woman, but generally his own history is unknown. He shows us that throughout society, people pout on acts to make others think a certain way about them. While under all of it, people are all just messed up. (51 words) 06. Mingott Family Box
To tie along with the Opera House, the Mingott Family Box was a specific box in the theater that was reserved for their family. The box shows us how society was during the time period of this book. The very wealthy had boxes and looked down on others. Though you may still see this today, it is not as significant as it is throughout the story.(58 words) 07. Faust
This is a later opera in the story, after Newland is married to May. In this opera, Newland notices how everything changes. At first, he thought it was exciting, but now he finds it boring and predictable. I believe that this relates to his marriages. (47 words)
08. May’s Wedding …show more content…
On the day of weddings, people normally wear white to symbolize innocence and happiness. This was the case with may, but i believe if this was a movie, the outfits would get darker as the story played out. (56 words)
03. Black
Black is a symbol of hopelessness throughout the story. Most of the important scenes happen at night, showing us how not important Newland’s marriage to May was. This included when she ripped her dress leaving the opera house at night. After that, things began a downwards spiral for her and Newland. (53 words)
04. Yellow
In the story, Newland sends lilies of the valley to May, which are a white and delicate type of flower. However, later on he sends yellow roses to Ellen. I believe that the yellow shows a change in personality from Newland. The white is before all the terrible things happen, while yellow is more of a corrupt color.(58 words) 05. “White”
Throughout the story, people with white skin looked down on others. During this time, a gage of beauty was how pale your skin was. The white in May’s skin symbolized her ever living beauty(45 words)
PART THREE: Author Arguments The Age of Innocence
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01. Flowers
Throughout this story, having flowers was a sign of wealth. They required a lot of attention and money, so only the wealthy could afford them. Someone who gave another flowers was often trying to say something special like we do today with roses. (47 words) 02. Ellen’s Dress
Her dress was so beautiful that it attracted attention. During this time period, this was the complete opposite of what people wanted to do. So when she did this, the author clearly wanted us to notice how important of s character she was. (52 words) 03. Museum Artifacts
Ellen takes Newland to a museum for them to see each other in private. The museum serves as a point to say that there love is only and expired, and that something …show more content…
The opera house represents how every man, no matter how happy, has thoughts about another woman. (50 words) 05. Julius Beaufort
During the entirety if the book, we know he has a history with woman, but generally his own history is unknown. He shows us that throughout society, people pout on acts to make others think a certain way about them. While under all of it, people are all just messed up. (51 words) 06. Mingott Family Box
To tie along with the Opera House, the Mingott Family Box was a specific box in the theater that was reserved for their family. The box shows us how society was during the time period of this book. The very wealthy had boxes and looked down on others. Though you may still see this today, it is not as significant as it is throughout the story.(58 words) 07. Faust
This is a later opera in the story, after Newland is married to May. In this opera, Newland notices how everything changes. At first, he thought it was exciting, but now he finds it boring and predictable. I believe that this relates to his marriages. (47 words)
08. May’s Wedding …show more content…
On the day of weddings, people normally wear white to symbolize innocence and happiness. This was the case with may, but i believe if this was a movie, the outfits would get darker as the story played out. (56 words)
03. Black
Black is a symbol of hopelessness throughout the story. Most of the important scenes happen at night, showing us how not important Newland’s marriage to May was. This included when she ripped her dress leaving the opera house at night. After that, things began a downwards spiral for her and Newland. (53 words)
04. Yellow
In the story, Newland sends lilies of the valley to May, which are a white and delicate type of flower. However, later on he sends yellow roses to Ellen. I believe that the yellow shows a change in personality from Newland. The white is before all the terrible things happen, while yellow is more of a corrupt color.(58 words) 05. “White”
Throughout the story, people with white skin looked down on others. During this time, a gage of beauty was how pale your skin was. The white in May’s skin symbolized her ever living beauty(45 words)
PART THREE: Author Arguments The Age of Innocence
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