The House of Mirth by
Edith Wharton
“She went up
to him and laid her hands on his shoulders. ‘Goodbye,’ she said, and he bent
over she touched his forehead with her lips” (Wharton, 252). Sometimes it is
hard to change a part of ourselves. This quote refers to Lily trying to leave
her old self and form something new. She understood that she had to change herself
for the better. The one aspect of my life that I have changed is my view of “trying”.
The last thing I wanted to do, as a freshman, was come home and do homework. I
put it off and barely completed it late at night. Most of the time, I would
complete the bare minimum of the assignment and when I saw that it was not, I
shrugged it off saying it was not important. That has changed now. I now
understand that everything matters and unfortunately, that means trying on
homework. Additionally, homework was not the only thing that I slacked off on.
I would not help around the house much and when I did, I did a poor job of
helping. I would rush through things so I could be done with them quicker. I
could not have cared less about the quality of the work done. As Lily said
goodbye to the old Lily and welcomed a more peaceful future, I have also said
goodbye to some part of my past and am glad that I changed.
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