Wharton's Love Life

If it was not for Wharton’s not so content marriage then her writing would not have been what it is now, so realistic and a way of changing one’s point of view. Throughout her childhood she lived mostly abroad and mainly in Italy and France. She was born in New York to a wealthy family and in the later years her rushed marriage came along. Various critics do say that much of her writing came from her own experience. Many will dispute that she was a remarkable novelist. Wharton was an inspiring writer, in my opinion, her writing seems so realistic. Since she had been going through a rough time writing seemed to be her only escape and I can somewhat relate to that because my uncle passed away a few months ago and that made me depressed at times and to get away from it I start to draw. I can say now that I am better at it. For my original piece I will write a journal about Wharton’s love life, from her called off engagement to her love affair, in her point of view. Wharton’s catastrophic love stories in her writing would have been utterly different if her marriage would not have been encountering problems

Edith was born on January 24, 1862, as Edith Newbold Jones, in New York. As a few years went by her family relocated to Rome. In their eyes “...it was cheaper to live in Europe in spite of the nearness of Paris shops..” (Coolidge, 25). Another reason for the family to relocate was because Edith’s father no longer had an occupation back in New York. Her father enjoyed all of the fancy sceneries there were, so when they moved back to New York they made it so they could go to Paris every year during the winter. Edith discovered a passion for reading poetry as she grew, “Since nobody read to her, she passionately desired to read it to...

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...influenced her to live there when she grew older. Her experiences with her relationships did have their ups and downs but I think that is what made her writing so magnificent and truly lifelike. Critics over time disagree about her work. Some say she was a marvelous writer, others say she only wrote about her experiences and could have done something more. To me she really was an astounding author; much of her writing was unbelievably pleasurable. It places you in a perspective to make you reflect on your own life. Lastly, the original piece contains a diary of Wharton’s personal love life in her own perspective. All of this proves how her written work came about

Works Cited

Howe, Irving. Edith Wharton, a

Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1962. Print.

Coolidge, Olivia E. Edith Wharton, 1862-1937. New York: Scribner, 1964. Print