Women(Pages 89-102)

A whole variety of action takes place in this reading section. Lily continues to live her rich lavish lifestyle and suddenly feels some emotion(shocker) and decides to give money to those needing help. This was a shocker to me because she seems to selfish and needy throughout the first half of this book. Why the change of heart? Continuing on, what are her motives for remaining friends with Mr. Trenor? It seems she only wants him to help with the money situation but others are looking at it suspiciously. On top of it all what are the motives for Mr. Trenor? Is he looking for something besides the friendship that he seemingly desires? I'm concerned if it is more than that because she seems to despise him dearly without his knowledge. Her growing relationship with Rosedale appears to solely be growing out of his respect for the current success on the stock market but he also seems very fond of Miss Bart in a way that concerns me. I am not entirely sure if he is so into her because of her previous popularity. Mrs. Penistons interest into the doings of Miss Bart seem to concern Grace. When she informed Mrs. Peniston of Lilys gambling debts I became worried about Lilys situation of wealth tremendously. My favorite passage from this section was when Mrs. Peniston discussed what girls should have worried about in her day as, "Legitimate business of courtship and marriage"(page 103), because this seems in no way what the women of this age are worried about.