"She was too genuinely ignorant of the manipulations of the stock market to understand his technical explanations...she understood only that her modest investments were to be mysteriously multiplied without risk to herself" (88).

As our final is going to deal with the connection between Marx and House of Mirth, I focus on Lily Barton's concern with money as I read. Marx does not have a lot of faith in "capital" or hard cash. At the same time, Lily's life depends on it. Marx believes capital should be converted into common property. (Marx 170). The stock market does relate to marxism; however, because all people have a chance to yield a profit in the market regardless of their social status. Even Lily, an unmarried woman with not a lot of money can benefit.