According to the comparative study on The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence of Edith Wharton,the uncertainty and contradiction on her view of traditional value and its reasons are pointed out.

• 通过对伊迪丝·华顿《欢乐之家》和《天真年代》两部小说的对比研究,从不同角度指出了其对待传统价值观的不确定性和矛盾性及其形成原因、背景,从而引发了我们对那个时代的深思。