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Introduction – Grounding

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it"

Vesalius in "Zante" (Bartlett 700).

Edith Wharton's outside appearance in no way reflected the inner struggles she dealt with her whole life. She was born into a wealthy, affluent, socially prominent family. On the outside it appeared she had everything, yet the reader will come to find that she had struggles like everyone else, possibly worse than the average person. Edith Wharton rose above society's walls to overcome barriers such as equality that existed for young women in the late eighteen hundreds.
Edith Wharton was an author in the Age of Realism who stood out to me. I selected to research her because of her societal rank and how she led two lives. One life was an author who rebelled against the very society that brought her up and the other life was the wealthy socialite. I also was intrigued in her interest in New York City fashion as she......

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