The Last Asset
Posted by michellex3 , Sunday, March 11, 2012 4:32 PM
Mrs. Samuel
C. Newell is portrayed as an opportunistic mother who has no boundaries and
will go to whatever length it takes to get what she desires. In this story she
uses her daughter and to climb to the top of the social ladder. She assures
that her daughter marry a rich man so she gets the benefits of the marriage.
She is after the money. She wants everything for herself, “She used up
everything too quickly, friends, credit, influence, forbearance” (Wharton 214).
Her social status is her main priority. Hermy, her
daughter, is forced to marry into a family of wealth and Mrs. Newell justifies
it by saying “what’s the use of producing a daughter if she doesn’t contribute
to her parent’s financial & social advancement” (Wharton 218).
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