McAPUSH: Kennedy Nelson, The Age of Innocence

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Kennedy Nelson, The Age of Innocence

I read The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. I chose this book because I was interested in old New York society. It was not what I expected. I was thinking of the book taking place in the same time period as The Great Gatsby. Anyway, The Age of Innocence was pretty challenging to read because of all the details Wharton put into it. Although the details made the book complex, it also helped me with understanding each character without even know it. I did not know how much I learned from the book until I saw the movie. The whole time I was reading I did not think I understood the text at all, but while watching I could point out each character in the movie before they were introduced. Overall, The Age of Innocence was an ok book. I most likely won't recommend it, but I did enjoy the movie probably because I am a more visual person.