House Of Mirth mock quotes Flashcards
Lily as picture in grand central
her vivid head, relieved against the dull tints of the crowd
lily’s hand is
polished as a bit of old ivory
Lily is happy she is made of (arty)
well poised lines and happy tint
lily becomes a diamond in Monte Carlo
a process of crystallisation which had fused her whole being into one hard brilliant substance
L crying
even her weeping was art
what lily has which makes her an artist
x3 phrases
artistic sensibilities
a faculty for adapting herself
vivid plastic sense
Lily on her walk placing herself on a bench
the combination of a handsome girl and a romantic scene struck her as too good to be wasted
Selden consuming Lily like the twat he is
as a spectator, he had always enjoyed Lily Bart
Rosedale looking at lily
scanning her with interest and approval
Rosedale makes lily feel like
superfine human merchandise
Ned van Alstyne being a pervert
what’s a woman want with jewels when she’s got herself to show
Selden pondering how Lily was crafted
a confused sense that she must have cost a great deal to make
Lily spying on Gryce on the train
tranquilly studying her prey through downcast lashes while she organised a method of attack
the vibe Lily decides for the train with Gryce
she resolved to impart a gently domestic air to the scene
Lily gets it wrong with Gus
it was the wrong note, and she knew it as she spoke
at tableaux vivants, Lily is part of an
eternal harmony
what Gerty sees at tableaux vivants
the real lily
Monte Carlo is a
sublime stage-setting
Lily on marriage
a girl must, a man may if he chooses
Selden on girls getting married
isn’t marriage your vocation? Isn’t it what you’re all brought up for?
Rosedale, when everyone is poor, making social money
placing wall street under obligations which only fifth avenue could repay
what Lily owes to the Trenors
taxes
what economic terms Lily has with Bertha Dorset
x2
price
tacit compact
Gus talking finance/ obligation
x2
dodging the rules of the game
pay up
what Lily feels it does to her when she has no money and owes service
renewed the sense of servitude
Gryce enjoying Bellomont: the…
ease and glitter of the life
Mrs Peniston as her money
shut her lips with the snap of a purse
Lily on truth
what is truth? where a woman is concerned , it’s the story that’s easiest to believe
Lily on why people believe Bertha
because she has a big house and an opera box , and it’s convenient to be on good terms with her
Lily on Gerty vs. her
x2
she likes being good and I like being happy
she is free and I am not
what is Nettie Struther
poor little working girl
what has Nettie struther achieved x2
reached the central truth of existence
continuity of life
Carry Fisher: Monte Carlo’s drama queen
we’re starving to death because we can’t decide where to lunch
society metaphor
great gilt cage
Selden as a bit outside
preserved a certain social detachment
Rosedale anti-Semitic bit
mixture of artistic sensibility and business astuteness which characterises his race
Gormers: what they have more of
more noise, more colour, more champagne, more familiarity
Gormers slightly off
pitched in a higher key
Selden as objectifying by nature but framed art historically
lingering, appraising, inventorial mind of the experienced collector
the public are the
gaping mob
Selden on Lily’s dead body
x2
the semblance of Lily Bart
the real Lily was still there
