Locating Old New York

The Fifth Avenue Hotel from Edith Wharton's "New Year's Day."

Assignment:
Make one argument about characters’ interactions with each other in your section of Edith Wharton's "New Year's Day" from Old New York (1924), analyzing at least one quotation. You will present your findings to the class.

What is the role of the city in these exchanges? At least one member of your group should investigate the locations in your section using Google Maps. Address their significance in your section.

Group 1: First half of Ch. 1
Group 2: Second half of Ch. 1
Group 3: First half of Ch. 2
Group 4: Second half of Ch. 2
Group 5: First half of Ch. 3
Group 6: Second half of Ch. 3

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