I am a little confused with the situation in which Miss Bart finds herself. Leaving her niece out of the main portion of the will, Mrs. Peniston died and left her estate to Grace. I realize that the family does not see eye to eye on most situations, but they are family. They should take care of Lily until she finds a way to help herself. Instead, they kicked her out of her house. She lives with Gerty for a short time. Now, she aids the Gormers in Alaska because her family “have unanimously washed their hands” of Lily (Wharton 191). How can a family kick out a family member in a time of need? They could have disallowed her from going out or made her take flirters anonymous. However, they kicked her out without a second thought.