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Lily Atwood's The House Of Mirth

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While reading the novel The House of Mirth we can see that all Lily Bart wants out of life is someone she can marry who has money. Lily knows that in order for her to marry someone with money that she should marry Mr. Gryce, who is a wealthy man and a good suitor for her. Lily will do anything in her power to try and win over Mr. Gryce so he will marry her. She tries to take it slow so that she won't mess anything up. While finally she walks with Mr. Seldon and almost admits her love for him. While Lily is very indecisive, in Charlotte Temple, Montraville was also indecisive between two woman. Montraville had wanted to be Charlotte Temple, even though he never he would never be able to marry her because she did not have money. Then he met …show more content…

Lily fears that now she is twenty nine and still has no husband. She knows that she has to find someone quick that she can marry, and someone whom she can live a comfortable life with. While Lily is still trying to win over Mr. Gryce, she was supposed to go on a walk with him, until she cancels thinking it would be the best idea, since she has been told before that she takes things too fast. Since Lily canceled the walk with Mr. Gryce he feels that Lily has snubbed him and decides that he will leave Bellomont. “'You've known Laurence Seldon for years- why did you behave as if you had just discovered him? If you had a grudge against Bertha it was a stupid time to show it- you could have paid her back just as well after you were married'” (Whatron 75)! Even worse than that, it was also part of Bertha Dorset's doing that Mr. Gryce left. Bertha Dorset told told Mr. Gryce about all the skeleton's in Lily's closet, and her serious gambling debt. Though, Lily still thinks she has a chance to win over Mr. Gryce. Lily knew that she could never marry Mr. Seldon because he did have enough money for Lily. She wanted to be able to live comfortably. While Mr. Seldon and Lily are taking a walk one day, and kisses her lightly. Though she knows she can not marry him, she worries that he will try and marry

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