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This 5 page paper analyzes Edith Wharton's character, Alida Slade in her short story, Roman Fever. A brief synopsis is given, as well as an in-depth discussion of Alida Slade, her symbolic role and what the character's symbolic role is in the story. Quotes are cited from the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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the success of a story, the characters or the plot itself. In the case of Edith Whartons, Roman Fever, a good case is made for the character making all the
difference between a boring travelogue, and an intense glimpse into the human psyche of the primary character, Alida Slade. Alida Slade is larger than life. She and her friend
Grace Ansley have determined to take their unmarried daughters on a continental tour, ostensibly to find their daughters something to marry. They are both widows. As the story opens, the
two older women are relaxing after a meal at a Roman restaurant. Their daughters are on an unchaperoned outing. The title of the short story collection, Roman Fever, is introduced
in this story as the two women are discussing the way in which they were raised in comparison to the liberal ways in which they are raising their own daughters.
However, it quickly becomes evident that Alida has asked Grace to come on the Continental tour for other reasons. She intends to confront her childhood friend about a matter
of betrayal. She tells Grace that she knew that Grace had feigned illness one night after a days sightseeing so many years before in order to slip out and meet
Delphin by the Forum for a clandestine meeting. This Delphin Slade happened to be engaged to Alida at the time. Alida says that she did it out of a sense
of humor, thinking that Grace would be waiting down there in the moonlight waiting for someone who would never come. However, this is not entirely true. In a purely selfish
fit of pique she is hoping that her friend will be exposed to the Roman Fever and will come down with something so that Alida and Delphin can be the
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