Reseña: The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class
couple"s impending marriage, and the introduction of a
woman plagued by scandal whose presence threatens their
happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and
morals of 1870s" New York society, it never devolves into
an outright condemnation of the institution. The novel is
lauded for its accurate portrayal of how the 19th-century
East Coast American upper class lived, and this, combined
with the social tragedy, earned Wharton a Pulitzer Prize
- the first Pulitzer awarded to a woman.
