Part one of term paper
The adaptation of the stories Daisy Miller and The Age of Innocence into movies are a seamless one. Henry James and Edith Wharton, the writers of the two works, both focused on the issue of wealthy American society and its discontents. The two stories were written in relatively the same time period (the late 19th, early 20th century). The ...

Part two of term paper
... in their respective societies. Their search for the wealth of friends during the works both leads them to discontents and even death. But, the two characters differ in their wants. One of the strange connections between the two works is the location and the mentality that is brought with it. In The Age of Innocence the setting is New York. The characters in the story feel very much at home, but are not in a sense. Except for the fish out of water, Ellen Olenska. Her uniquely European take ...