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"Well, matters ain't gone any too well with him," Harmon said. "When a man's been sitting round like a hulk for twenty years or more, seeing things that want doing, it eats inter him, and he loses his grit. That Frome farm was always 'bout as bare's a milkpan when the cat's been round; and you know what one of them old water-mills is wuth nowadays. When Ethan could sweat over 'em both from sunup to dark he kinder choked a living out of 'em; but his folks ate up most everything, even then, and I don't see how he makes out now. Fust his father got a kick, out haying, and went soft in the brain, and gave away money like Bible texts afore he died. Then his mother got queer and dragged along for years as weak as a baby; and his wife Zeena, she's always been the greatest hand at decorating in the county. Sickness and trouble: that's what Ethan's had his plate full up with, ever since the very first helping."

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1. Wharton uses a lot of apostrophes to depict the accent and speaking style of this older more country story.

2. It uses the metaphor "full plate" when describing Ethan's life

3.  The passage gives a small backstory on Ethan Frome.

4. There is a simile when Harmon says "sitting around like a hulk."

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1. The writer wants the readers to feel as if they are in the story. It helps the reader to get a more realistic idea of what the characters are like by being able to give each of them a different voice.

2. By using the metaphor of Ethan Frome having a "full plate" is showing the reader that he has had a constantly busy life. All of his loved ones struggled with different issues leaving him to take care of them. It is not easy on someone to have to take care of their parents as if they were children, not able to do anything for themselves. Even before his family had all of their issues, he slaved away at their watermill just to make enough to get by with.

3. Ethan's backstory in this passage helps the reader to understand him a little bit better. If Wharton did not explain Ethan's life, the reader might think he is a jerk who doesn't want to be involved with anyone or anything instead of the hard working man that has had a tough life that he is.

4. It shows that Ethan doesn't really do anything, He sits there and just kind of is there. He doesn't talk to people or interact with people around his town.

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"I had the story, bit by bit, from various people and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
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."

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1. The author writes in first person.

2. They repeat their words and goes step by step when trying to talk about Ethan Frome.

3. Uses long sentences.

4. Lets the reader know that Ethan Frome is the talk of the town.

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1. This gives us a certain point of view. The writer obviously wants us to see the story from a certain stand point. We are supposed to see it through their eyes. They have a different view of Ethan and his life.

2. They are trying to make us see how important it is that Ethan Frome lives in that town. They also explain a little bit about the town and how it isn't anything much.

3. The author uses long detailed sentences. She is a very intelligent woman and it shows in her writing. She also uses large, descriptive words which also shows how smart she is.

4. Knowing that Ethan Frome is the talk of the town is important for the reader to know because it shows that everyone knows of him and his different struggles. Everyone has their own stories but nobody really talks to him to get his view though.

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"His dread was so strong that, man-like, he sought to postpone certainty. The hauling was not over till mid-day, and as the lumber was to be delivered to Andrew Hale, the Starkfield builder, it was really easier for Ethan to send Jotham Powell, the hired man, back to the farm on foot, and drive the load astride of them, close over his shaggy grays, when, coming between him and their streaming neck, he had a vision of the warning look that Mattie had given him the night before."

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1. Very long, detailed sentences that include way too many commas.

2. It gives us an example of how he tried to postpone.

3. It gives us a look into Ethan's mind.

4. Explain's Ethan's feelings.

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1. The author is trying to make us understand everything that is happening at once because it is important. She uses long detailed sentences to give us a better idea of what is going on.

2. This allows us to see that he had already thought this through and was trying to delay. We begin to better understand how his brain works.

3.This gives us a look into his mind and the way his thought process works. It helps us to better understand him.

4. Understanding Ethan is a large part in this story. As we learn early in the book, Ethan doesn't share his feelings or thoughts very often so when we get this kind of insight on how he is feeling exactly, it is a big deal.

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"The fitful bursts of sleet had changed into a steady rain and the horses had heavy work even without a load behind them. Once or twice, hearing sleigh-bells, Ethan turned his head, fancying that Zeena and Jotham might overtake him but the old sorrel was not in sight , and he set his face against the rain and urged on his ponderous pair."

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1. Very descriptive of the weather conditions, personification.

2. Descriptive of how Ethan is sitting uses imagery.

3. Almost paints us a picture of how the entire scene looks.

4. We can almost feel Ethan's emotion.

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1. The author uses personification when talking about the sleet. This gives the reader a better idea about how the weather is. It is extremely descriptive and  helps the reader see the story how the author wants it to be seen.

2. The author explains exactly how Ethan is sitting. She must want the reader to see it exactly how she wants it. It makes the reader pay attention to it and helps them to imagine the scene better.

3. The amount of imagery Edith Wharton uses in this paragraph gives us an exact idea of what everyone and everything looks like. She uses imagery through the entire book just like in this passage. It helps the reader to understand the story better.

4. This passage gives us a look into Ethan's feelings. The author says that he turns his head fancying he might be overtaken but he still does it. Ethan doesn't really care about what happens to him. We see that he is basically just there and doesn't care about anything anymore.