Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1 (A), Martin Luther University (Anglistics/American Studies), course: SS2000 Qualifying Test, language: English, abstract: The House of Mirth is one of Edith Wharton′s most famous and most discussed novels. The novel is the story of Lily Bart who is a product of the society of New York. This society is hypocritical and unkind to those who do not completely...