Concluding Remarks

Class, no matter the era, is a societal system brought by fear. Whether this be fear of judgement, fear of the result from inequalities, fear of falling lower in the class ranks, or fear of jealousy, class systems are no more prevalent today than they were in Edith Wharton’s late 19^th or early 20^th century. Although the matter of the issues in class are different today than they were then, the reasons for them have not gone astray, as we have seen through Wharton’s House of Mirth, Full Circle, The Letters, and The Other Two. Perhaps if we all took a moment to step out of our surroundings, and to step out of ourselves, we would no longer feel the need to participate in the game of class. 

"True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision." 

- Edith Wharton