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pg. 26, Sunday diner, "The guests were preparing to leave, and the tide had already set toward passage where the coats and wraps were hung, a young man with a sprightly foot and a shock of black hair shot into the middle of the dance floor and clapped his hands" The transition form the table to the coat closet/door mimics the change in high and low tide and shows that change is going to come and it's something that'll come up fast due to the reference to the young, lively man dancing.

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pg. 21 "The bitter cold and heavy going had nearly knocked the wind out of me, Look here Frome, I began, there'e no earthly use in your going any farther -- but he interrupted me: Nor you neither. There's been about enough of this for anybody" This describes the hardships of New England winters and the toll it can take on a person. Also the struggle to march through the storm parallels Ethan's personal life's struggle.

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pg. 6 "Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters.  Most of the smart one's get away." The idea of putting him in a small town makes it a trap for Ethan and adds to who he is as a person, someone who is depressed, and down in the dumps. The word Stark means strong and that is quite the opposite of who Ethan is as a person.

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"He was a poor man, the husband of a sickly women whom his desertion would leave alone in destitute' and even if he had the heart to desert her he could have done so only by deceiving two kindly people who had pitied him"(124).

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"When the door closed on her he remembered that he had not even touched her hand" (85).

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"For the first time they would be together indoors and they would sit there one on each side of the stove live a married couple" (60).

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4) Ethan is described as a nice person with a good personality who wants the best for everyone.

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4) Ethan is described as a nice person with a good personality who wants the best for everyone.

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Which makes his love for Mattie seem less selfish.

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3) Ethans idea that his life would be much happier if he were with Mattie is talked about

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3) Ethans idea that his life would be much happier if he were with Mattie is talked about

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we get an insight on how Ethan is feeling toward mattie throughout the book and it allows us to feel bad for him.

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Zeena refused to say Goodbye to Mattie
"she went upstairs after dinner, she said she had those shooting pains again and that she didn't want to be disturbed' 'Didn't she say good-bye to you?' 'no that was all she said." (131).

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Zeena is incredibly rude to Mattie about her Pickle Dish

"You bad girl, Mattie Silver, and I always known it. It's the way you're father begun. and  I was warned of it when I took you and I tried to keep my things where you couldn't get at em" (110).

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2) the story is set up for us to side with Ethan

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2) the story is set up for us to side with Ethan

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There are descriptions that look down upon Zeena's personality and appearance. This was purposefully done in order to allow us to see Zeena through Ethan's eyes and dislike her.

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Similar to the Story Killings by Andrea Dubus

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Similar to the Story Killings by Andrea Dubus

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Although there are different Morals being challenged, in the story Killings we get an the background and an insight into Matt's mind. Knowing Matt's thoughts about his love for his son and the pain that he went through due to his son's death allow for us to sympathize with Matt even when he is committing an immoral act. In Ethan Frome we hardly question his acts of immortality because it is justified and dismissed.

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We had an insight into Ethan mind, allowing him to seem like more of a real character and we could sympathize with him.

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His wife is sick so why don't we find ourselves sympathizing with her instead of Ethan?

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in most society's infatuation with another women while married is heavily looked down upon. we can find a way to sympathize with him becuase we know about his background

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name of town- stark=strong but the town is dreary, dark, and cold, town is full of poor people who are farmers that go back generations.

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weather: March, February, winter season

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Ethan's Mother was sick so his lonely conditions help justify his "regret" of marrying Zenna. We know that their relationship changed after they got married and there was no true way Ethan knew he would be unhappy

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"It was only when she drew toward her last illness, and his cousin Zenobie Pierce came over from the next valley to help him nurse her, that human speech was never heard in the house. After the mortal scilence of his long imorisonment Zeena's music vulbility was music to his ears"

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type of house: farm house

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location: Starkfield, Mass, on a farm, East Coats, New England

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time of year/period
early 1900's about 1905-1925

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To what extent do we find ourselves sympathizing with Ethan?

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To what extent do we find ourselves sympathizing with Ethan?