"Ethan Frome," by Edith Wharton, is a short, but beautiful, novel about a poor farmer who lives in New England with his sad and angry wife Zeena, and her cousin Mattie. Ethan married Zeena out of a sense of obligation because she had cared for his ailing mother. The marriage isn't a happy one, wit...
Ethan's Three Important Women In the novelette of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton three characters seem to grope onto Ethan. ... ""(Wharton- ) Mattie Silver has a huge effect on Ethan's life. ... Ethan was left with a limp and Mattie became bound to a chair and most of the time ill. "" (Wharton-) Zeena is the most influential person in Ethan's life. ... She brings a strong will and a caring heart. "" (Wharton-) Each of the three women helps not only to bring about a change in Ethan but also to bring about a change in themselves. ...
In the novel, Ethan Frome, there are two women named Zeena and Mattie. They are cousins and have very different personalities, but in some ways are alike. Edith Wharton (author of the novel) represents the character of Zeena as a cold-hearted, manipulative, self-absorbed woman who manipulates Etha...
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 is a farmer who is married to a sickly woman named Zeena, whom he had previously taken the responsibi...
