Chapters III & IV (pgs. 18-40)
In this segment of the novel, Wharton introduces the gambling side of Miss Lily Bart. Her gambling side was addictive, "...the desire to atone for this imprudence, combined with the increasing exhilaration of the game, drove her to risk higher stakes at each fresh venture," (Wharton, 20). She gambles away her money into debts she cannot pay off, which could come back to haunt her in the future. Gambling is unforgiving if one is not careful with their money. The thought of gambling reminded me of my trip to Las Vegas last summer. We went to the casino capital of the world where money is both won and lost. The gambling atmosphere Wharton described stimulated memories of card tables, chips, smoke, and all of the money I saw in the casinos. The card games used for gambling brought forth another memory and tradition I charish. Every time I go to my grandparents house in Woodstock, Illinois, we play cards almost the entire time. They tought me all of the card games I know. My favorite game is Pinnacle; it takes years to learn, but once my siblings and I learned how to play, we became addicted to it. I have joyful and happy memories playing card games. However, I do not think Miss Bart will have the greatest memories of playing cards in this novel.
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