Edith Wharton has always been the focus of foreign academic circles. In the new century, Wharton's research has also shown a new development direction. This study will break through the limitations of domestic research and study the enduring charm and age value of feminism in Edith Wharton's novels from a comprehensive perspective. This study studies the enduring charm of Wharton's novels, absorbs creative wisdom and provides reference experience for literary creation. The enduring charm is embodied in the following five aspects, namely, searching for women's self-identity, broadening women's living space, exploring the fate of new women, surpassing women's perspective and breaking through the shackles of traditional ideas. Wharton breaks through the traditional ideological shackles, creates an ideal female image, pays attention to women's growth, especially spiritual growth, and advocates pure and beautiful love, which is of great value to women's growth and development today. The age value is embodied in the following five aspects, namely, cherishing pure and beautiful love, highlighting positive women, profoundly criticizing money worship, praising the greatness of moral power and shaping the ideal female image.

Jie Chen. The Enduring Charm and Age Value of Feminism in Edith Wharton's Novels. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 3: 111-115. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050319.

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