She makes her way into economic security by sleeping with men who, she feels, can help her gain a certain amount of wealth. She finds herself with Charles Anderson, just in time for her to obtain control of a small stock portfolio and a portion of his inheritance, which she uses to travel west, to the land of moving pictures. Once there she continues to use her sexuality to climb her way to the top of a ladder that she believes will bring her happiness, but near the end of the novel the films are beginning to incorporate sound, which will ruin her stardom due to her harsh
She makes her way into economic security by sleeping with men who, she feels, can help her gain a certain amount of wealth. She finds herself with Charles Anderson, just in time for her to obtain control of a small stock portfolio and a portion of his inheritance, which she uses to travel west, to the land of moving pictures. Once there she continues to use her sexuality to climb her way to the top of a ladder that she believes will bring her happiness, but near the end of the novel the films are beginning to incorporate sound, which will ruin her stardom due to her harsh