Alice Adams, a working-class woman, aspires to join the upper class, but her mother blames her husband for their low social standing. Alice tries to appear wealthy, despite everyone knowing her true background. She meets Arthur Russell, who is engaged to Mildred Palmer, at a society ball and begins to hide her true social standing from him. As Arthur courts Alice, her mother pressures her father to invest in a business venture, which could ruin their family's financial stability. The fragile Adams' social facade is threatened by the truth about Alice's background and other issues, putting her happiness with Arthur at risk.
Alice Adams
A young woman from a humble background faces numerous setbacks and humiliations as she strives to improve her social status, hindered by her unrefined family and her father's erratic behavior.
