Classic love stories, authentic and realistic. The characters in the story are all plagued by internal and external conflicts that take them in different directions, forcing them to choose between mind and heart. This makes the story relevant to our time, as it discusses real stories today as it did a hundred years ago. The title, Summer, also represents a space for escape and the discovery of modern love, a modern life, and a promising future. The story appears to follow a well-known, straight path, but it is a path fraught with doubts, the unknown, misconceptions, illusions, and many possibilities. With her, author Edith Wharton enjoys an unparalleled talent for imagery and description, to the point where you feel that every romantic or physical description and characterization of the characters plays a role in forming the plot.