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Ethan Frome

            Ethan Frome saw the potential that he possessed. He realized the things he was capable of doing and being, but was constantly stunted by his own inhibitions and backward country environment. There were many conflicts concerning his possibilities and limitations that corroded him and caused inner turmoil. When Mattie Silver came to stay at his house, he realized a spirit that radiated from her. It reminded him of himself. He sub-consciously perceived her as an embodiment of all the ideals he thwarted upon himself. Mattie became the vehicle Ethan used to try to bring forth his ideal image and "self" to reality.
             Ethan had tried to elicit the natural and free man from himself. He manifested a clear genuine curiosity for the sciences. He went to a technical college to nurture and sustain his energy. Unfortunately, this effort to educate himself ended when his father died. "He had always been more sensitive than the people about him to the appeal to natural beauty. His unfinished studies had given form to this sensibility. But hitherto the emotion had remained in him as a silent ache, veiling with sadness the beauty that evoked it." (25). Even though he was so intrigued by what he had learned, he gave up all of his intent to increase his knowledge when his duties to his family obstructed his view of improving himself. His situation discouraged him from trying to do anything. He looked at himself as someone who was destined to die in the Frome graveyard. "For years that quiet company [the Frome gravestones] had mocked his restlessness, his desire for change and freedom. he thought with a shiver: "I shall just go on living here till I join them" " (38). .
             He began to search for ways that he would not have to be left alone with reminders of his longing for his free, curious "self". He had this overwhelming fear of it and its power. There was a cage that fulfilled the self- prophecy he imposed on himself of never succeeding.


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1. Ethan Frome

Title of book: Ethan Frome Author: Edith Wharton The book Ethan Frome starts set in Starkfield Massachusetts with the narrator of the book wondering about Ethan Frome (the man) and asking people in the town what they know Ethan. ... After that, the story goes back in time to when Ethan Frome was younger and not sad like he is in the beginning of the book. ... Two Main Characters: The two main characters in Ethan Frome are Mattie Silver and Ethan Frome himself. ... Ethan Frome did however mention several times that it was Starkfield Massachusetts where these events occurred. Main ...

  • Word Count: 711
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Ethan Frome

Title: Ethan Frome II. ... Point of view of narration: The narrator is a person talking about Ethan Frome. ... Main characters and brief description: A: Ethan Frome- Ethan is the protagonist of the story. ... B: Harman Gow- Harmon Gow provides the narrator with some early information on Ethan Frome. ... Climax: When Mattie must leave the Frome household, Ethan drives her to town. ...

  • Word Count: 756
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3. Ethan Frome

Two poems that relate to a character in a novel are "Desert Places" by Robert Frost and "Mirage" by Christina Rossetti; they relate to the main character, Ethan Frome, in the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. ... The word "smothered" can relate to the feelings of Ethan Frome. ... Moreover, the setting of the poem is also much like the setting of Ethan Frome. ... This line, along with the theme of theme of this poem, can go along with the themes of Ethan Frome. ... This is very true to Ethan Frome in that Ethan and the people around him have been changed because of his dream. ...

  • Word Count: 513
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Ethan Frome

Two poems that relate to a character in a novel are "Desert Places" by Robert Frost and "Mirage" by Christina Rossetti; they relate to the main character, Ethan Frome, in the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. ... The word "smothered" can relate to the feelings of Ethan Frome. ... Moreover, the setting of the poem is also much like the setting of Ethan Frome. ... This line, along with the theme of theme of this poem, can go along with the themes of Ethan Frome. ... This is very true to Ethan Frome in that Ethan and the people around him have been changed because of his dream. ...

  • Word Count: 512
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Ethan Frome Essay

Ethan Frome's father, mothers have died. ... In the novel Ethan Frome written by Edith Wharton, the main character is Ethan Frome. ... Ethan Frome is different from Starkfield because Ethan is a person. ... Ethan Frome and Starkfield are alike in many ways. ... In the end, Ethan Frome is a part of Starkfield and Starkfield is a part of Ethan Frome. ...

  • Word Count: 550
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

6. Ethan Frome

The characters of Ethan Frome are negatively affected physically, psychologically and symbolically by winter setting that the author deliberately displays in this novel. ... From the beginning pages of Ethan Frome, it is clear that there are physical effects from the environment that characters live in. One of the first descriptions of Ethan Frome is that there was something "bleak and unapproachable in his face" (3) and he appeared to be "stiffened and grizzled" (4) to the point that the narrator thought that he was an old man. ... All of these years affected him to the point that Ethan F...

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7. Ethan Frome

It all comes down to money: How Ethan Frome's financial troubles cost him his happiness. Ethan Frome, written by New England author Edith Wharton, is a novel of tragedy, hopelessness, and misery. Ethan Frome, living on a Massachusetts farm in the late 1800's when the novel begins is a man already torn by grief. ... Giving away money was not something the Frome family could afford, but Ethan's father was sick and unintentionally threw away money that would eventually lead Ethan into severe financial troubles that would take him much pain and labor to get out of. ... Ethan ...

  • Word Count: 778
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Critical Analysis Of Ethan Frome

Loveless Winters: A Book Review of Ethan Frome "Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. ... Life is particularly non-existent for the poor man named Ethan Frome whose life seems to be a long winter season. ... We learn of the "smash up- (2) and how it deeply affected the life and love of Ethan Frome. ... Ethan Frome appeals to those that can relate to heartache and hardships. ... If you like novels that are full of anguish and grief, then Ethan Frome is exceptional....

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome Ethan Frome, by Edith Warton, reveals a life filled with irony, heartbreak, love, and challenging trials. ... Through facts, rhetorical strategies, and meaning behind the structure, Edith Warton's narrator paints a picture of life in Starkfield and tells the tragic story of Ethan Frome. ... Ethan Frome hides his life with secrecy and mystery, which intrigues the narrator and induces his interest to detect the unspoken story. While the narrator is unveiling the secrets of Ethan Frome, he is also unveiling himself. ... The point of view used in Ethan Frome is not only a rh...

  • Word Count: 561
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

10. Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton applies this declaration in her novel, Ethan Frome. ... Edith Wharton does a marvelous job in illuminating for us, the main character, Ethan Frome. ... This quote describes the world of Ethan Frome when with Mattie. ... Another manner in which we can comprehend the characters and events in Ethan Frome is through the setting and symbolism. ... Thorton Wilder's quote can be understood using the story of Ethan Frome. ...

  • Word Count: 1743
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Grade Level: High School

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