The Age of Innocence. Ethan Frome

«The Age of Innocence» — is a story of a love triangle and at the same time a wide picture of New York's high society at the end of the 1870s. Newland Archer — an ambitious and respectable lawyer, leads an ordinary life, planning to marry the beautiful May Welland, while deep down he desires passion amid his routine days. But then, from Europe to New York, after a public scandal with her husband, comes May's cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska. Ellen Olenska is very beautiful, her entire persona is surrounded by mysteries, and for the conservative New York society, her behavior and views are unacceptable. Newland is enchanted by Ellen, he falls in love with her... «Ethan Frome» — is a tale about the tragic fate of a farmer from New England, set against the backdrop of harsh rural landscapes. Edith Wharton, the author of more than twenty novels and ten collections of short stories, was the first woman writer to receive the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Works by Wharton, such as «The House of Mirth», «Ethan Frome», «The Age of Innocence», «The Fruit of the Tree», have entered the «golden fund» of American literature. The novel «The Age of Innocence» served as the basis for the eponymous film by Martin Scorsese, which received acclaim and popularity. The confrontation between the individual and society, the clash of established moral standards and sincere deep feelings inevitably leads to tragedy, breaking human destinies. And not everyone has the courage to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of happiness and defend their love.