Rhoda’s social milieu is clearly the same as Jinny’s—in contrast to Susan’s country retirement, they’re both engaged in a vivacious social circle. But where this delights Jinny, it horrifies Rhoda. Like Louis, the more time she spends in society, the more keenly she seems to feel her difference from others. But unlike Louis, who manages his business affairs successfully (even if this doesn’t make him happy), Rhoda seems incapable of handling her adult life. If there is meaning, she finds it in the realm of images, not social interactions.