Edith Wharton's characters in, Twilight Sleep, desire to rid themselves of any form of pain and discomfort. On this website you will be learn:

 

• How each character feels about pain/unfortunate events and what they do to rid themselves of these.

• About the drug Twilight Sleep and how it was both a real form of anesthesia for childbirth and overarching metaphor for the novel itself.(The effect it had on women and modern medicine)

• Other ways real women in the 1920's handled their status in life.

• Much more!