How Long to Read "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence"

How Long Does it Take to Read "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence"?

It takes the average reader and 22 minutes to read "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" by Pia Reschl

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Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Frankfurt (Main), language: English, abstract: Edith Wharton’s description of the protagonist in her novel The Age of Innocence, published in 1920, unveils the significant influence of the small New York City society the author grew up in. Having lived in New York of the Gilded Age, Wharton provides a rich description of the life of the upper class in The Age of Innocence—and contrasts this life to the European society she had encountered during her numerous travels. The story of Newland Archer, a young lawyer from a respected upper-class family, who is torn between marrying his betrothed May Welland and thereby following society’s expectations and entering into a relationship with her cousin, Ellen Olenska, and with that superordinate his personal happiness, won Edith Wharton a Pulitzer Prize in 1921. In The Age of Innocence, Newland Archer’s life is predestined by the enclosed society of New York City which finds expression in his eventual decision to marry May Welland, separate with Ellen Olenska who transgresses the boundaries of this society, and feeling misplaced as the world familiar to him approaches change.

How long is "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence"?

"Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" by Pia Reschl is 22 pages long, and a total of 5,544 words.

This makes it 7% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 30 minutes to read "Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" aloud.

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"Childhood Memories": The Impact of Society on Newland Archer in Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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