The Age of Innocence

By Wharton Edith

The Age of Innocence follows the story of upper-class New Yorkers of the 1870s. It explores the clash between passionate desire and social conventions. It follows Newland Archer, a lawyer, as he embarks on a forbidden love affair with the Countess Ellen Olenska. The intertwined social and romantic complexities of living in the society at that time make it difficult for them to pursue a relationship. In the end, Newland is forced to make a difficult choice between his convention