Hiding Secrets
“Roman Fever,” written by Edith Wharton, is a short story that starts with two old friends, Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade, visiting Rome with their daughters, Barbara Ansley and Jenny Slade. The two ladies sit at a restaurant of their hotel and enjoy the beautiful view of Rome. While the daughters play with each other, Ansley and Slade reflect back to their youth years, and compare each other’s daughter. Alida Slade brings up a situation that Grace had done in the past. Alida knows that grace wen to the Colosseum at night to meet up with Delphin Slade despite his engagement with Alida Slade. We later find out that despite Grace saying that she had “roman fever” she was really going to see Delphin Slade at the Colosseum. We later find out that the letter written to grace was not by …show more content…
We learn not to underestimate the actions from your friends. Setting helps bring out the central idea, because of the meaning of it.
“Roman Fever, “ takes place in Rome, Italy Rome is the capital of Italy and region of Lazio. Also Wall Street in New York was brought up. Large city, New York, roman at a hotel so we know it’s a populated area. The whole story takes place in one location, at the hotel at Rome, Italy. This physical place is important because it has the place of ruins in view, which reminds them of the time in the past. The coliseum is important because that’s where the main action takes place. Where Alida sent grace, and where grace met the man to be alida’s future husband.
Time is very important to the story. The whole story happens in one day. From the noon when both friends are at the hotels restaurant, to night. What i picked up was the moments the author talks about the day turning into night are tangent to the friends descending relationship with one another. The story takes plae at hotel, with upper middle class women. 20th century. 1920s to
“Roman Fever,” written by Edith Wharton, is a short story that starts with two old friends, Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade, visiting Rome with their daughters, Barbara Ansley and Jenny Slade. The two ladies sit at a restaurant of their hotel and enjoy the beautiful view of Rome. While the daughters play with each other, Ansley and Slade reflect back to their youth years, and compare each other’s daughter. Alida Slade brings up a situation that Grace had done in the past. Alida knows that grace wen to the Colosseum at night to meet up with Delphin Slade despite his engagement with Alida Slade. We later find out that despite Grace saying that she had “roman fever” she was really going to see Delphin Slade at the Colosseum. We later find out that the letter written to grace was not by …show more content…
We learn not to underestimate the actions from your friends. Setting helps bring out the central idea, because of the meaning of it.
“Roman Fever, “ takes place in Rome, Italy Rome is the capital of Italy and region of Lazio. Also Wall Street in New York was brought up. Large city, New York, roman at a hotel so we know it’s a populated area. The whole story takes place in one location, at the hotel at Rome, Italy. This physical place is important because it has the place of ruins in view, which reminds them of the time in the past. The coliseum is important because that’s where the main action takes place. Where Alida sent grace, and where grace met the man to be alida’s future husband.
Time is very important to the story. The whole story happens in one day. From the noon when both friends are at the hotels restaurant, to night. What i picked up was the moments the author talks about the day turning into night are tangent to the friends descending relationship with one another. The story takes plae at hotel, with upper middle class women. 20th century. 1920s to