Ethan Frome
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Determinism and Free Will Duty and Morality vs. Desire Gender Roles and Marriage Work, Industry and Progress Hostile or Indifferent Nature
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Ethan Frome Zenobia (Zeena) Frome Mattie Silver The Narrator
Symbols
All Symbols Mattie's Red Scarf and Ribbon The Red Glass Pickle-dish
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dialect Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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Ethan Frome

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Edith Wharton

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