The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Chapters XIII & XIV (pgs. 112-136)
Chapter 13's first sentence stated that, "Lily woke from happy dreams," (Wharton, 112). I immediately thought of the movie Inception. Moreover, Gerty woke from happy dreams. Inception is a movie where people move through different dimensions or levels of dreams. Gerty loved Lily and thought highly of her until she realized Selden liked her. Gerty dropped to a dimension of negativity towards herself and hatred towards Lily. When Lily appeared at her door for help, Gerty transitioned to another dimension that few people can move into. Gerty put aside her rash feelings of hatred towards Lily to help her in Lily's traumatied and dismantled array.
Lily felt joyful and happy at the beginning of Chapter 13 from her memorable night with Selden. She then went to the Trenor's and had a heated and vivid discussion with Gus Trenor, which delivered her into a fearful and shocking dimension. Then, a dimension of sadness and anguish overtook Lily by the time she came to Gerty for help. Like Inception, both Gerty and Lily traveled through dream-like dimensions.
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