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“How Edith Wharton’s ‘Custom of the Country’ Sheds Light on the Complexities of American Society in the Early 1900s”

“The Custom of the Country” by Edith Wharton is a novel that explores the life of Undine Spragg, a young woman from the Midwest who moves to New York City in pursuit of wealth and high society. Undine is a spoiled and selfish character who will stop at nothing to achieve her materialistic goals, even if it means hurting those around her.

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