▁Ale c ' s ▁ch agr in . ▁ ▁She ▁promises ▁to ▁try ▁high ▁society ▁for ▁only ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁her ▁cousin ▁Charlie ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁tries ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁to ▁w oo ▁her . ▁Rose ▁begins ▁to ▁give ▁in ▁to ▁his ▁charm , ▁but ▁he ▁der ails ▁the ▁bud ding ▁rom ance ▁by ▁coming ▁to ▁her ▁house , ▁late ▁one ▁night , ▁very ▁dr unk . ▁ ▁This ▁ru ins ▁all ▁her ▁respect ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁she ▁sees ▁how ▁un pr inci ple d ▁he ▁really ▁is . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁three ▁months ▁are ▁up , ▁Rose ▁begins ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁her ▁phil anth rop ic ▁projects ▁and ▁convin ces ▁Charlie ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁alco hol ▁and ▁other ▁f riv ol ous ▁things , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁love ▁and ▁respect . ▁ ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁help ▁Charlie ▁overcome ▁his ▁bad ▁hab its ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her ▁uncle , ▁but ▁fails . ▁ ▁Charlie ▁does ▁all ▁he ▁can ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁heart , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁he ▁succ umb s , ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁weak ▁will ▁and ▁his ▁constant ▁need ▁for ▁accept ance ▁by ▁his ▁friends . ▁ ▁Being ▁spo ilt ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁meant ▁he ▁never ▁learned ▁to ▁say ▁" no ", ▁even ▁to ▁himself , ▁and ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁discipline ▁proves ▁fatal : ▁ ▁Charlie ' s ▁life ▁ends ▁trag ically ▁in ▁an ▁alco hol - indu ced ▁accident ▁on ▁the ▁e ve