There are many minor characters who play either a lessor or a more prominent role in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. One of these characters is Mrs. Trenor, Lily's hostess. She seems to be very preoccupied with what other people think and what other people do. She's all about the gossip. Another woman, Mrs. Fisher, is described as "...small, fiery and dramatic" (Wharton 37).

 There are many others who also affect Lily's life. Lily has a sort of epiphany while at a dinner party with all these people. She starts to watch them and drift off and see that she's no longer gaining them. She is leaving these people behind. They were "dull in a loud way" (Wharton 44). I like this because I think it is good for her to start to be thinking this way. She's actually thinking about who people are and not what they have.