Ethan frome 2
Ethan frome 2Ethan Frome is a story that shows the continuous effects of no affection, but out of the three main characters who suffered the most? Was it Mattie, a barren young woman with nothing but the head on her shoulders? How about Zeena, a woman who has been contingent on broken promises, all surrounded by a marriage that god himself could not save. Or was it Ethan, the man who married Zeena because he felt that he owed himself to her?
All the characters suffered a great deal that almost balances out. But if you want my opinion, then I would have to say that Mattie suffered the most out of the three characters. I think that her life began to go down the toilet right after her father died. She is a girl with no one to take care of her now and on top of that she has to be having a hard time supporting herself. She had no choice but to call upon her...
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