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Symbols used in "Ethan Frome" by Edith Warton
Title: Symbols used in "Ethan Frome" by Edith Warton
Category: Literature
Details: Words: 651 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Symbols used in "Ethan Frome" by Edith Warton
Edith Warton's work, Ethan Frome, is an ironic book with naturalist ideas. Ethan Frome, the protagonist, has a secret love affair with Mattie, his wife's cousin. Mattie has come to assist the Frome family with their domestic affairs. Zeena, Ethan's hypochondriac wife, detects Ethan's love for Mattie. She decides to send Mattie away in exchange for a hired servant that will attend to Zeena's sickness. On the day of Mattie's department, Ethan decides to take …showed first 75 words of 651 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 651 total…his financial circumstances and social conventions. He tries to run away from the duties and responsibilities of his life. In the end, Ethan's attempt fails symbolizing Ethan's inability of running away from his troubles. Ethan finally yields to destiny and fate when he says "I ought to be getting him his feed..." This brings the book to a tragic and ironic end. Edith Warton makes readers wonder who really controls our own fates and destinies.
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