English 174: House of Mirth

Oh this Lily Bart is quite the character. I find myself imagining characters from a television show called Gossip Girl. It has the same plot as in this book really, the mixture between upper class and lower class. To me, Lily seems like such a snob. She knows that she longs for Selden, but because he cannot offer the type of life she wants, she gets these rich men to fall for her. Yet at the same time, when Selden decides he cannot be around her, for he has fallen for her, she gets upset. She wants to confine in him, but not really have a future. I don’t know. I just feel annoyed by her I guess. I think she needs to forget about society and go after love. It is not like Selden is living in a box on the side of the street. I mean, when she thinks of Selden she is happy and feels safe, yet with other men she has an uneasy emotion. I am just not the type of person who can get into the chase. Like with Persuasion, I just want the main characters to either get together or move on. I am liking this book a lot more than the others we have read though. I just find it easier to read, I do not feel like I have to reread everything twice or more before actually getting its true meaning.