Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1 (A), Martin Luther University (Anglistics/American Studies), course: SS2000 Qualifying Test, 6 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The House of Mirth is one of Edith Wharton′s most famous and most discussed novels. The novel is the story of Lily Bart who is a product of the society of New York. This society is hypocritical and unkind to those who do not completely conform to their rules and expectations. In The House of Mirth Lily′s struggle with the New York society and...