Chapter 6

Chapter 6-Newland begins to wish that women were more free. He feels that women were so trained by their mothers, grandmothers and aunts that they don't even show much of their own personality. He feels that few marriages and relationships even have real passion and love although he says that he really does love May. He wishes that women were more of an individual than trying to be the perfect wife. Newland says that what May's parents made her become is exactly what he should desire in a wife, yet he feels like he wants to really know his wife and not some fake persona.
The next day, the Mingott's sent out invitations for a dinner party to "meet Countess Olenska" but all of the guests claim they cannot come and that they have prior commitments. The Mingott's are offended because living in New York, one knows exactly when people have plans and thus plan around them. Newland tells his mother and both feeling bad go to visit the van Luydens, to try and convince them to come, since they are very important social figures by New York standards, coming from very important families.