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"This post caught my attention because I also agree with the idea that Wharton is analyzing her own thoughts and her experiences as she writes her work. Her work gives her a chance to reflect back on everything that she has been through, and channel her struggles through the different characters going through similar situations in her novels. Wharton's- The Age of Innocence tells the reader about the social norms on marriage and divorce in New York years ago, which the main character, Newland, ironically betrays. This scene particularly reflects Wharton's life experiences and ideas on divorce and marriage, which Pierpont explains accurately. Wharton was expected to follow certain standards of society, like the commenter states, however she mocks them and has no belief in them. Pierpont correctly relates moments in Wharton's life as the reasons for her writing."
--( posted on Oct 3, 2016, commenting on the post Claudia Roth Pierpont on Edith Wharton – Polina Safovich )