Teddy And Edith Influence On The American Dream
We are defined by our culture. Our culture shapes us. Our decisions, our opinions, our ideas, and our goals, are all sculpted by the land we call home. In the United States, we are shaped by our belief in the American Dream. But what is the American Dream? In 1931, the American writer James Truslow Adams defined the American Dream in his book The Epic of America, saying the American Dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely,
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Edith was first introduced to her husband, Edward “Teddy” Robbins Wharton, through her brothers, Henry and Fredrick, who would bring home their friends hoping one might be an appropriate suitor for their only sister. Although Teddy and Edith were both from similar social backgrounds, the two did not share any share much other than a love of dogs. Teddy, who was twelve years Edith’s senior, like many men of the old-money society had no real job. Not long after the marriage it became clear that Teddy and Edith were not a good match. During her dull and loveless marriage Edith briefly stopped writing, as she faced a period of severe depression. Edith had quickly become dissatisfied with her roles as a wife and in 1908 Edith began an affair with journalist living in Paris, Morton Fullerton. Edith, however, did not divorce Teddy until 1913. As a result of the divorce Edith moved to Paris where she soon became involved in the war effort. Edith not only used her wealth to set up and found hospitals for the sick and homeless, but also to set up workrooms for homeless …show more content…
Edith was able to successfully describe the society that she grew up in, although the story is fiction and the characters and events were not real, Edith describes what she saw and grew up knowing. By choosing a topic that Edith had known so well she could utilize the information she had gathered through experience to create a realistic approach for her story. And because she had physically lived through and experienced many of the same difficulties as her characters she was also able to apply a naturalistic
Edith was first introduced to her husband, Edward “Teddy” Robbins Wharton, through her brothers, Henry and Fredrick, who would bring home their friends hoping one might be an appropriate suitor for their only sister. Although Teddy and Edith were both from similar social backgrounds, the two did not share any share much other than a love of dogs. Teddy, who was twelve years Edith’s senior, like many men of the old-money society had no real job. Not long after the marriage it became clear that Teddy and Edith were not a good match. During her dull and loveless marriage Edith briefly stopped writing, as she faced a period of severe depression. Edith had quickly become dissatisfied with her roles as a wife and in 1908 Edith began an affair with journalist living in Paris, Morton Fullerton. Edith, however, did not divorce Teddy until 1913. As a result of the divorce Edith moved to Paris where she soon became involved in the war effort. Edith not only used her wealth to set up and found hospitals for the sick and homeless, but also to set up workrooms for homeless …show more content…
Edith was able to successfully describe the society that she grew up in, although the story is fiction and the characters and events were not real, Edith describes what she saw and grew up knowing. By choosing a topic that Edith had known so well she could utilize the information she had gathered through experience to create a realistic approach for her story. And because she had physically lived through and experienced many of the same difficulties as her characters she was also able to apply a naturalistic