Once again in over her head, Lily calls upon Selden as her way out, asking him if he can smooth matters with Mr. Dorset. Although Selden had resolved to keep Lily out of his life, he does care greatly for her in her time of need; he resolves to help her because, "she would be better out of the way of a possible crash" (Wharton 172). However, after being embarrassed in front of her entire party by Mrs. Dorset's banishing her from the yacht, Lily trys to find solace in implying to Selden that he let her stay for the night. However, Selden remains strong and very firmly suggests for Lily to stay at her cousins. This pointed act by Selden reminds me of in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, when Jason Segal's ex-girlfriend who had so heartlessly ripped his heart out before, begs to Jason to reconcile their relationship. Jason being the reinvigorated and strong man that he has become renounces his past flame looking to avoid the mistake that was their old relationship.
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| Power to ya brotha |
In section 4, a huge bombshell explodes with the death of Lily's Aunt who has taken care of her for so long. To Lily's great dismay, greater than the actual death of her Aunt, she only receives ten thousand dollars while cousin Grace Stepney receives the rest of her $400,00 dollar estate. Having lost her social position due to the Dorset scandal and now lacking a home and a substantial income, Lily has hit the lowest of lows. Her old party of friends, including Judy Trenor, now avoid her at all costs and she is left begging Grace Stepney for a loan. Her awkwardness to this new role reversal is clearly shown in this quote, "The strangeness of entering as a suppliant the house where she had so long commanded, increased Lily's desire to shorten the ordeal" (Wharton 186).
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