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"Somebody had to stay and care for the folks. There warn't ever anybody but Ethan. Fust his father—then his mother—then his wife.”
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This shows that Ethan is the only one who takes care of his mom, dad, and wife, even if it causes him pain as well.

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"Day by day, after the December snows were over, a blazing blue sky poured down torrents of light and air on the white landscape, which gave them back in an intenser glitter. One would have supposed that such an atmosphere must quicken the emotions as well as the blood; but it seemed to produce no change except that of retarding still more the sluggish pulse of Starkfield. When I had been there a little longer, and had seen this phase of crystal clearness followed by long stretches of sunless cold."

The narrator describing Starkfield as a bleak and dark town who's days consist of dark clouds and even darker nights .

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"He's looked that way ever since he had his smash-up; and that's 24 years ago come next February"(Page 1)

Before the we get to the story Ethan has changed alot from before and after the story according to the quote.

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"If you know Starkfield, Massachusetts, you know the post-office. If you know the post-office you must have seen Ethan Frome drive up to it, drop the reins on his hollow-backed bay and drag himself across the brick pavement to the white colonnade; and you must have asked who he was." Page 1
~ This shows that Starkfield is a small town and everyone know everyone.

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"He's looked that way ever since he had his smash-up; and that's twentyfour years ago come next February,” Harmon threw out between reminiscent pauses" Page 1
It talks about how he looks and how it happen.

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“Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. Most of the smart ones get away.”
It is in the top of the online reading. This quote means Starkfeild is a very gloomy sad place to be, there is many uses of grey or gloomy skies etc, most of the smart ones get away to go to a bigger place where life is full of meaning and adventure snd staying in one place for your life is boring, you only experience whats in that town, however Frome stayed to take care of his sickly folks

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“Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. Most of the smart ones get away.”

“Why didn't he?”

“Somebody had to stay and care for the folks. There warn't ever anybody but Ethan. Fust his father—then his mother—then his wife.”
this quote from page 1. is saying that a lot of people in starkfield leave in the winter time but he stays

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"“He's looked that way ever since he had his smash-up; and that's twentyfour years ago come next February,” Harmon threw out between reminiscent pauses." Page 1
This quote is significant because it relates to Ethan Frome's appearance and how he got to look like what he does. It foreshadows to later on in the book where we will find out what happened.

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"Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters."

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"Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters."

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Page #2

This quote is symbolizing that most people leave Starkfield during the winter time but yet he is still here.

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“Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters."
This quote shows that most people leave once winter hits, but for some reason he stayed.

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page 15 of the online book,
Then Harmon Gow suggested that Ethan Frome's bay was still on his legs and that his owner might be glad to drive me over.

I stared at the suggestion. “Ethan Frome? But I've never even spoken to him. Why on earth should he put himself out for me?”

Harmon's answer surprised me still more. “I don't know as he would; but I know he wouldn't be sorry to earn a dollar.”
This series of dialogue between the narrator and Harman Gow show us some key things about Ethan Frome, one thing is that he is a hard worker and is willing to do anything for pay since he is poor. The second thing being that he is very kind and treats all people the same.

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''I saw him for the first time and the sight pulled me up sharp. even then he was the most striking figure in starkfield ''
Page 1 : This quote means that he was surprised by his appearance saying that he looked different that anybody in Starkfield.

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Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. Most of the smart ones get away.”

“Why didn't he?”

“Somebody had to stay and care for the folks. There warn't ever anybody but Ethan. Fust his father—then his mother—then his wife.”

“And then the smash-up?”

Harmon chuckled sardonically. “That's so. He had to stay then.”

This quote is from page 2 and it is foreshadowing of why he is still in Starkfeild and the reason why he hasn't gotten away yet. It also gives us some information and tell us that the "smash up" is an important part in the book.

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“There was something bleak and unapproachable in his face” page #1
This quote means that he showed no emotions in his face, he looked as if he were dead inside due to the cold depressing winter in Massachusetts.

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"guess he has been in starkfeild too many winters. most of the smart ones get away." pg 2
its showing like the typical small town that it just swallows you whole and never lets you get higher than what your born into.

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He's looked that way ever since he had his smash-up; and that's twenty-four years ago come next February […]"pg.3

Ethan's transformation is explained before we hear his story. He has gone through some kind of great transformation andis a big part of what draws the narrator to him.

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“More'n enough to kill most men. But the Fromes are tough. Ethan'll likely touch a hundred.”
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This quote shows the toughness of the fromes saying he will most likely reach 100 years old.

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"That man touch hundred? He looks as if he was dead and in hell now!" What this quote means is that he looks like he has been through a lot of adversities already but he is still alive. People can also see that he went through things that's why he said something about it.

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Though Harmon Gow developed the tale as far as his mental and moral reach permitted there were perceptible gaps between his facts, and I had the sense that the deeper meaning of the story was in the gaps. But one phrase stuck in my memory and served as the nucleus about which I grouped my subsequent inferences: “Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters.”
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EXPLANATION :The long, cold New England winters have a negative effect on the mental health of the inhabitants of the area and Gow's comment implies that in addition to the winters, Ethan's fate was largely determined by his failure to leave Starkfield.

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Quote page# 1  “ there was something bleak and unapproachable in his face” the quote is saying that he had no emotion in his face and thathe  was something you did not want to talk to like he was too serious in his face

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"That man touch hundred? He looks as if he was dead and in hell now!" This is implying that Ethan has spent his entire life suffering & that he does not have any joy in his life since he looks so dull He remains passive. His years of suffering is now obvious even to strangers

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"Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. Most of the smart ones get away."
for this quote we can tell that Starkfield is always shown as a trap, a place to either escape from or get stuck in. The place is certainly a good breeding ground for hopes and dreams

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Happy DLD! I will grade each quote from the Prologue with an explanation and a page #.

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Happy DLD! I will grade each quote from the Prologue with an explanation and a page #.

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"There was something bleak and unapproachable in his face, and he was so stiffened and grizzled that I took him for an old man and was surprised to hear that he was not more than fifty-two." This quote is from the first page of the Prologue and it is significant because he describes Ethan Frome's physical state and features. Based on the quote we can conclude that his appearance is somewhat bleak/depressing or dreary and it's unapproachable/not friendly. We can also conclude that his body is scrunched up in a stiff way and he moves a little stiff. He may also have grizzled/gray hair and all this makes him look way older than his age which is fifty-two.