Motives on motives(Pages 70-89)

After reading through this section my confusion of Miss Bart's actions continues to grow. She so sadly fails at sucking up to Mr. Trenor at the party that I found used full of annoyance at her lack of ability o just agree and smile and nod. She seems to flawless at pulling off her pretty girl act the majority of the time. Then after the ceremony her meeting with Selden including the direct attack on their last visit saddened me. Does she not like Selden? She had me convinced at the Trenors, but now I am not quite sure. Then the way that she refuses to speak adequately with Rosedale on behalf of Mr. Trenor infuriates me. Why does she say one thing and then proceed to so effortlessly disregard what others expect of her. This world she lives in seems much to concerned about what one has in life instead of whom one has in life. It appears now that the value on objects was held to highly. I found that when I read, "Miss Bart was an expert in making the most of the unexpected"(page 78), I could only wish that she would use this for the right reasons instead of always seeming to use it in the wrong ones.This also makes me consider the motives for Edith Wharton on writing The House of Mirth.