Summary
CliffsNotes on Ethan Frome explores life in the personal prison designed by the lead character, a “ruin of a man” who would rather be miserable with his lot in life than stray from accepted social convention.
Following the story of a poor farmer whose devotion to duty and fear of humiliation keep him from tasting happiness, this study guide provides summaries and commentaries for each chapter within this tragic tale. Other features that help you figure out this important work include
- Life and background of author Edith Wharton
- Introduction to the novel, with a synopsis and character map
- Full character list and analyses of central figures
- Critical essays on the author’s style, choice of literary tools, and use of themes
- Review section that features fill-in-the-blank questions, quoted passages, essay questions, and suggested practice projects
- ResourceCenter with books, articles, and Web sites that can help round out your knowledge
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Edith Wharton, an American author and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her ironic and polished prose about the aristocratic New York society into which she was born.
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- Title Ethan Frome
- Author Suzanne Pavlos
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 80
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
- Date January 31, 2001
- ISBN 9780764586811 / 0764586815
- Weight 0.27 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 8.59 x 5.36 x 0.22 in (21.82 x 13.61 x 0.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects American literature - History and criticism, Wharton, Edith - Examinations
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00107704
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.52
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