These next several chapters in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton produced many quotes that seemed important to me. Also, I was a bit confused by some events that transpired.
"it was easy enought to despise the world, but decidedly difficult to find any other habitable region" (Wharton, pg212). This quote right away made alot of sense to me. In terms of this book, it was easy for Lily to hate the world, society, drama, and her family and friends around her; however, it was extremely difficult for her to do something about it. She had seemed to go through all of her resources. She had used up all of her lifelines and lives. Now, it seemed she was at a dead end. What is worse than being stuck in a place you despise and have no way of getting out of?
I have a bad feeling about what will happen to Lily. She seems terribly depressed and at her wits end. She even has a bit of a breakdown in front of her dear friend Gerty Farish. One quote from this that struck me as a little funny and ironic was, "Miss Bart had not revealed to Gerty the full extent of her anxiety" (Wharton, pg217). I found this a little satirical as I read the dialogue between Miss Bart and Mrs.Farish. It seemed to me that she let herself completely go and confided in her dear friend. If that wasn't Lily showing her full anxiety, then I don't want to see what her full feelings are.
I was also confused on a few levels. Gerty and Selden seemed to be rather digusted at the idea that Lily was staying with Mrs.Hatch. I could not understand through the reading what was so wrong with her. As I read through chapter 10, the only thing I could tell was she was involved with prescription drugs. Was she a bad influence?
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