Age of Innocence Concluding Chapters
The overall theme of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is displayed through a narrative about maintaining appearances. ... ” Many interesting points and conclusions were made during the roundtable discussion of the concluding chapters of The Age of Innocence. ... Newland only becomes “free” in his old age, once May is dead, and believes that it is too late for personal happiness. ... The 26-year gap between chapter 33 and the concluding chapter symbolizes liberation from this obsession.