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As an American modern woman writer,Edith Wharton(1862-1937)occupies an important position in realism literature of the late 19th and early 20th century,which is best known for her stories and ironic novels about upper class people in the “Old New York”.Meanwhile, as a woman writer,she has a deep understanding of the status and role of woman at that time.This thesis employs feminist theory as theoretical foundation and adopts content analysis and comparison and contrast as the research methods.It first gives a brief introduction to the background of feminism;then it deals with the oppression of woman in the Old New York society.After that,it mainly makes a comparative analysis of two female protagonists,so as to prove the oppression of woman and the limitation of their self-development at that time.No matter what they choose,com-prise or resistance,they have to submit to the society eventually.In addition,it also points out the limitations of the present thesis and brings up some suggestions for further studies in the future.