Edith Wharton’s classic novel, The Age of Innocence, is interesting for a number of reasons, including what it tells us about New York society in the 19th century and its insights into how humans tend to deceive each other. However, one of the most fascinating aspects of the novel is its use of the limited-omniscient, third-person narrative point of view as a means of telling the story, where the point of view given is Newland Archer’s. This strategy offers the reader an opportunity to see how one person’s point of view is always limited, as Archer is often shown to not fully know what is going on in an ironic way. Focusing on chapter XVII of the novel, this essay will argue that Archer’s limited knowledge, and the strategy of telling the story