In this section of the House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, we really get a good glimpse to how far Lily is willing to go to get what she wants; and she wants money. After learning that Percy Gryce ran home, possibly after being told of Lily's gambling problem, Lily devises a plan in her mind and gets Gus Trenor to feel such pity for her "situation" that he lends her money and invests it in stocks. So our protagonist has now dug herself in a pretty deep hole because now, no matter where Lily goes, she will always be somewhat indebted to Mr. Trenor. Also, it has become increasingly clear up to this point that one of our antagonists is Miss George Dorset. And with her last stunt with Mr. Gryce, there is no doubt in my mind that she has it out for Lily, most likely because Seldon did indeed come to Bellomont for Lily and not Bertha.
Chapter 8 of House of Mirth takes place at Miss Van Osburgh's wedding, and within the first few pages, I was able to see a resemblance of the scene at hand to the movie 27 Dresses. In that movie, actress Katherine Heigl plays the girl who has been bridesmaid one too many times, and wants so desperately to be the one on the altar. While reading, I immediately saw the connection between Heigl and protagonist Lily Bart. Lily even thought it to herself, "The truth was, she had attended too many brides to the altar: when next seen there she meant to be the chief figure in the ceremony" (Wharton 70). As the plot thickens even more, hopefully more questions will become clear. Which of Lily's dreams will come true: her want to be married, her obsession with wealth, or her heart's desire for love? And does it really have to be a choice between them?
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