With Lily taken to desperate measures, she is finally apt to do what a year ago repulsed her so much, marriage to Mr. Rosedale. If the offered stood to Mr. Rosedale a year ago, the man would have moved heaven and earth to make her his bride, however it is a year later, and that stock has changed a great deal. As Rosedale puts it, "I'm all broken up on you; there's nothing new in that. I'm more in love with you than I was this time last year; but I've got to face the fact that the situation is changed" (Wharton 207). To me, what makes Rosedale such an interesting character is that he so perfectly symbolizes how these people treat the society as their job, not as a diversion. In Rosedale's case, he is so watchful and observant, taking mental notes of whom to spend time with and whom to dine with; He treats his social life as he does his job on Wall Street, looking for the indications of where better opportunities may spring up. As for Lily, Rosedale believes that she is a bad piece of stock that would bring great loses if he were to invest in her.
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| Rosedale treats his social life like his job on Wall Street. |
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