Lily and Lizzy

So far reading the House of Mirth has been a fun, new change considering our past titles of Gandhi, Nietzsche and Marx. I am enjoying the characters and an actual plot, not to mention the excellent writing style. Finally. This book actually reminds me of one of may favorite books: Pride and Prejudice . The descriptions about how the rich live, the lavish parties, dresses, food etc all remind me of the lifestyles of the Bennett's and the rest of them. The values are the same too. The young women are worried about getting married, missing opportunities. Worried about dying an old maid, poor, without any financial security, etc. They spend their money on dresses and jewelry all in hopes of bettering their chances to advance in society. Lily is like Elizabeth Bennett (or Lizzy as they called her), they are both deep thinkers and strong women. They both are looking beyond what the average woman wants, they are the rebels of their time, much to their mothers' disappointment. Young, pretty (but not overly so...), and thoughtful, they are anomalies.