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The House of Mirth Analysis
By Edith Wharton
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Tone
Genre
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Setting
Writing Style
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Narrator Point of View
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Plot Analysis
Three Act Plot Analysis
Allusions
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- Introduction
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Summary
- Book 1, Chapter 1
- Book 1, Chapter 2
- Book 1, Chapter 3
- Book 1, Chapter 4
- Book 1, Chapter 5
- Book 1, Chapter 6
- Book 1, Chapter 7
- Book 1, Chapter 8
- Book 1, Chapter 9
- Book 1, Chapter 10
- Book 1, Chapter 11
- Book 1, Chapter 12
- Book 1, Chapter 13
- Book 1, Chapter 14
- Book 1, Chapter 15
- Book 2, Chapter 1
- Book 2, Chapter 2
- Book 2, Chapter 3
- Book 2, Chapter 4
- Book 2, Chapter 5
- Book 2, Chapter 6
- Book 2, Chapter 7
- Book 2, Chapter 8
- Book 2, Chapter 9
- Book 2, Chapter 10
- Book 2, Chapter 11
- Book 2, Chapter 12
- Book 2, Chapter 13
- Book 2, Chapter 14
- Themes
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Characters
- Miss Lily Bart
- Mr. Lawrence Selden
- Mr. Simon Rosedale
- Miss Gerty Farish
- Mrs. Carry Fisher
- Mrs. Bertha Dorset
- Mr. George Dorset
- Mrs. Julia Peniston
- Miss Grace Stepney
- Mrs. Trenor
- Mr. Trenor
- Lady Skiddaw
- Lord Skiddaw
- Mrs. Hudson Bart
- Mr. Bart
- Mr. Percy Gryce
- Mrs. Gryce
- Mr. Jefferson Gryce
- "The New Heir to the Gryce Millions"
- Mrs. Maria Van Osburgh
- Miss Gwen Van Osburgh
- Miss Evie Van Osburgh
- The other Van Osburgh daughter
- Mr. Bertie Van Osburgh
- Mrs. Alice Wetherall
- Mr. Wetherall
- Mr. Ned Van Alstyne
- Mrs. Van Alstyne
- Miss Molly Van Alstyne
- Mr. Ned Silverton
- Lucius
- Miss Kate Corby
- Miss Hilda Trenor and Miss Muriel Trenor
- Mr. Jack Stepney
- The Duchess of Beltshire
- Lady Cressida Raith
- Lord Hubert Dacey
- Mr. Dabham
- Dillworth
- Mr. Herbert Melson
- Mrs. Louisa Bry
- Mr. Wellington Bry
- Mrs. Mattie Gormer
- Mr. Sam Gormer
- Miss Anstell
- Mr. Paul Morpeth
- Mrs. Norma Hatch
- Mr. Melville Stancy
- Miss Pragg
- Mrs. Haffen
- Miss Jane Silverton
- Miss Annie Silverton
- Madam Regina
- Miss Haines
- Mrs. Nettie Struther
- George Struther
- Nettie's Baby
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