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There are 11 essays on The Age of Innocence.

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Essay Grade: 92%
The Age of Innocence
2,401 words, approx. 8 pages
Analyzes Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence. Describes how Wharton presents characters who are bound by a social code which is repressive and pervasive in its hold over the inhabitants of New York. Through focused analysis of characterisation, imagery, style and tone, examines Wharton's presentation of society and the impact it has on the lives of the characters.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Culture Prevails
1,453 words, approx. 5 pages
Explores the battle between society and the individual in Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence. Details how Wharton ridicules the hypocrisy of New York high society. Describes how character Newland Archer demonstrates the effects of this fraudulent culture on an individual level.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Values in Age of Innocence
1,238 words, approx. 4 pages
Describes how The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton's masterpiece, provides a portrait of 1870s New York from both the outside in and the inside out. Describes how the main character evolves and adjusts to the tradition and the values of his society.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Blunt Indications
1,217 words, approx. 4 pages
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. A review of how society affects characters within a story.
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Essay Grade: 96%
Archer in "The Age of Innocence"
1,202 words, approx. 4 pages
This essay focuses on the final scenes of the book "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton and analyzes Archer's decisions.
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Essay Grade: 93%
Archer in "the Age of Innocence"
1,202 words, approx. 4 pages
This essay focuses primarily on the end of the book and draws conclusions about how Archer's decisions reflect his feelings towards life.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Character Analysis of The Age of Innocence
1,124 words, approx. 4 pages
Gives character analyses for The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Society Vs. Freedom in the Age of Innocence
1,066 words, approx. 4 pages
In the novel The Age of Innocence, the author, Edith Wharton, makes American struggles of social repression and ideological conformity evident through her use of theme, most notably in the main character, Newland Archer.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Suppression of Individuality in 'the Age of Innocence'
1,007 words, approx. 3 pages
An exploration into the characters suppressed in Martin Scorsese film 'The Age of Innocence'
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Essay Grade: 81%
Newland's Motivations in "The Age of Innocence"
804 words, approx. 3 pages
In the film "The Age of Innocence," Newland refused to meet with Ellen because he believed a new encounter could never live up to the memories and feelings of love he had for her in the past.
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Essay Grade: 83%
The Age of Innocence: Responsibility to Self Vs. Responsibility to Others
256 words, approx. 1 pages
Discusses the pressures of society faced by characters in 'The Age of Innocence', and the decisions that are to be made between responsibility to one's personal interests and the responsibility to society's interests.

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