The House of Mirth
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
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
All Themes Money and Happiness Morality vs. Hypocrisy Gender, Class, and Freedom Love and Friendship
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Characters
All Characters Lily Bart Lawrence Selden Carry Fisher Bertha Dorset George Dorset Simon Rosedale Judy Trenor Gus Trenor Gerty Farish Mrs. Bart Julia Peniston Jack Stepney Percy Gryce Grace Stepney Louisa Bry Mattie Gormer Mr. Ned Van Alstyne The Duchess of Beltshire Norma Hatch Mrs. Haffen (the charwoman)
Symbols
All Symbols Bertha’s Letters
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Flashbacks Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton

The House of Mirth Literary Devices

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