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Divorce Of The Innocent

Divorce in
e of Innocence
Divorce in modern times is a common thing. It seems that every modern marriage has had troubled times that could have ended in a divorce. However, things now are not as they were before. Marriage used to be considered more of a holy sacrament than it is today. There was a time when divorce was frowned upon as much as, say, murder or burglary. The Age of Innocence is a book that is set in such a time period. Ellen Olenska, otherwise known as Countess Olenska, is the character who wanted a divorce from the count. Back then family and society frowned upon divorce. Newland Archer is the character who is helping Ellen take care of all the legal proceedings. Newland is engaged to Ellen's cousin May Wellend. At one point in the novel Newland also wanted a divorce, so he could be with Ellen. However, nothing was done about Newland and Ellen's feelings for one another simply because it wasn't done in that society. In the end of the novel May dies and Newland......


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