In the novella, westerners are not seen as people that are capable to have much knowledge. They are frowned upon and also classified to be…
After Lizzie’s awful sin of adultery, she returns home to her maid who tells Lizzie that her husband Charles was not home. This took Lizzie…
Manhattan was swamp land for a long time before Madison Square was created it was a hunting ground crossed by Cedar Creek and was soon…
Wharton has the capacity to take a person on a voyage and make it your own. Wharton’s graphic detail makes you put yourself in the…
Lizzie and her partner in crime Henry Prest parted ways after the fire. Henry went uptown, while Lizzie went downtown, this is a true separation…
The first climactic moment in Wharton’s novella happens at the beginning, “She was bad … always, They used to meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel”. …
A brougham was a horse-drawn carriage that had a roof, four wheels, and an open driver seat in the front. It was used in the…
Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “Washington Square.”The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-06ea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Wharton talks about Washington Square both at…
The map shows the evolution of Fifth Avenue, more buildings surrounding the once Fifth Avenue Hotel and about three to four times the amount of people…
A big sign of respect is demonstrated when speaking of men of high class. They knew that there are certain things that should not be…
