The Other Two Edith Wharton
Wharton: The Other Two
Edith Wharton was brought up in a rich and privileged family. She lived in a time when the high-class circle feared the drastic social changes that occurred due to post-civil war expansionism and immigration (The Norton Anthology 829). The story, The Other Two, is Wharton’s way of reflecting on the social changes that American society was undergoing. I plan to focus my response on the psychology of the main character, Mr. Waythorn.
The story’s main character is a high society man who is the archetype for the values that most men during his time held as a standard. His status as a Wall Street investor and as a man who has the means to have servants, gives us a clear parallel between himself and
Edith Wharton was brought up in a rich and privileged family. She lived in a time when the high-class circle feared the drastic social changes that occurred due to post-civil war expansionism and immigration (The Norton Anthology 829). The story, The Other Two, is Wharton’s way of reflecting on the social changes that American society was undergoing. I plan to focus my response on the psychology of the main character, Mr. Waythorn.
The story’s main character is a high society man who is the archetype for the values that most men during his time held as a standard. His status as a Wall Street investor and as a man who has the means to have servants, gives us a clear parallel between himself and