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A 3 page paper which examines the costumes/clothing in House of Mirth as it involves wealth and social class. The paper examines the novel, written by Edith Wharton, and the film, directed by Terence Davies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to improve her life, and wealth, through marriage. However, in her story she constantly seems to wait for the next best thing and as such never rally achieves any level
of economic or social success. In the book, by Edith Wharton, and the 2000 film directed by Terence Davies there is a very important role played by the clothing worn.
The following paper examines how there is a very strong connection between costumes/clothing and the main characters pursuit of wealth and position. (It should be noted that rather than using
the film as a source this paper uses a website that provides many pictures and a great deal of focus on the costumes in this film. This website provides valuable
stills for examination of the topic in question). House of Mirth: Novel and Film This particular story takes place at the
beginning of the 20th century when the Victorian Era was essentially over, yet women were still controlled by their ability to marry and thus find some position in society and
some level of wealth. In looking at films such as this, in relationship to the costuming and its importance, Corrigan offers valuable insight in stating how films help the viewer
"Make connections between a movie and...the culture" (Corrigan 7). In this novel, and film, costumes, or clothing, was a very important element of the culture for women were all but
required, if they were of a higher class, to wear particular fabrics such as silk, as opposed to cotton. In addition, Corrigan also indicates how, in film, there is "The
mise-en-scene, a French term roughly translated as what is put into the scene" which "includes...costumes" (Corrigan 48). So, in the novel as well as the film one can see that
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