Ethan Frome Film Review Overall, Ethan Frome, the movie was a good movie to go along with the novel. ... Frome's land is barren and isolated from the town, like in the book, and Zeena is portrayed as sickly, frail, and old. ... Liam Neeson played an excellent Frome. ... The way that both Mattie and Zeena were dressed, and how white their hair looked just brought together all of the unhappiness and oppression placed upon Ethan's shoulders. ... As always though, the book was better than the movie, so one should read the book first. ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The Effects of Ethan Frome's Dishonor to Responsibilities Ethan Frome by, Edith Wharton is a story of an ill-fated love, set during the winter of a rural New England town called Starkfield. ... Ethan and Mattie in turn, fall in love. ... He is faced with an ultimatum that will indefinitely change the lives of all those involved. ... "If she'd [Mattie'd] ha' died, Ethan might ha' lived" This has become one of the most meaningful quotes in the book. ... These are the effects of him only worrying about the happiness of himself, and not taking into consideration the ef...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton is about a man named Ethan and his struggle to find happiness. ... With Ethan's mother very sick, his cousin Zeena came to relieve Ethan and become her aunts nurse. Ethan's mother died and after the funeral after moving out Ethan asked Zeena to marry her out of his fear of being alone in the farm house. ... All three of them lived on the farm alone and almost isolated from the rest of the town. ... Roger Chillingworth found out about their plans and booked passage on the same ship. ...

• Word Count: 560
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School