Have you ever felt dissatisfied and and imprisoned and suddenly feel happy, hopeful, and in love? That’s how Ethan felt in his marriage. Caged in, imprisoned,and unpleased.Tired of the same boring day to day miserable life and wife who shows no intimacy whatsoever. Yet Edith Wharton makes Ethan change throughout the book Ethan Frome when this woman named Mattie Silver the cousin of his unloving wife comes along. He feels like there is another chance for life to be happy again, then he changes again, back spiritually broken and dissatisfied after figuring out that there is now way possible for them to be together physically and spiritually. The story takes place in a snow filled many winter having town named Starkfield in the state of Massachusetts in the 1900’s time zone. Ethan Frome is a farmer with deceased family all passing from the winter weather and stress filled lives because of the unsuccessful farm that they all lived on.
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He stays frustrated and depressed from living the same unhappy life day after day with a woman who is a complete opposite of him. “Guess he’s been in Starkfield too many winters”, informed by an older local. Edith Wharton describes him as an attractive athletic farmer who seems to catch the attention of many women. Yet his wife, Zeena Frome, is described as a not so attractive woman who doesn’t seem to deserve Ethan. Then when Zeena’s cousin Mattie Silver comes to stay with the married couple for some time, Ethan makes his first character change. Mattie Silver is described as a young, beautiful, and vital woman. While Zenna makes Ethan feel imprisoned, Mattie brings sexual energy back into Ethan’s life. Mattie shows Ethan crazy attention, laughs at his jokes, communicates with Ethan, and gives him sexual looks unlike anything Zenna has ever done. Ethan was very aware of the feelings that he started to develop for Mattie, but with all the attention she shows him, he has no choice but to fall for her. I mean who wouldn’t, a beautiful girl showing you attention, giving you looks, and laughing at your jokes unlike the woman that you’re supposed to be married to. I feel like any man or woman would develop feelings for that person if their significant other wasn’t doing what they were doing. With the new and changed Ethan Frome being married to her cousin, Mattie knows that she can’t have a real relationship with her cousin’s husband. It’s just not right knowing that is your family. But she knows that she has feelings for Ethan and that Ethan has the same amount of feelings she has for him. Ethan is not the same frustrated, depressed, and dissatisfied farmer that he used to be now that he made a character change. Now he feels there’s hope for being happy in life but yet knows he is still imprisoned by his wife Zeena. So Mattie, with her strong feelings for Ethan, comes up with a proposal to set him free of Zenna’s shackles, they are both ready and willing to go through with it. However, this isn’t a normal asking her to marry him type proposal, but a Suicide proposal. Yes, a suicide proposal, as in taking your own life. These two being so blinded by each other's feelings for each other, and
He stays frustrated and depressed from living the same unhappy life day after day with a woman who is a complete opposite of him. “Guess he’s been in Starkfield too many winters”, informed by an older local. Edith Wharton describes him as an attractive athletic farmer who seems to catch the attention of many women. Yet his wife, Zeena Frome, is described as a not so attractive woman who doesn’t seem to deserve Ethan. Then when Zeena’s cousin Mattie Silver comes to stay with the married couple for some time, Ethan makes his first character change. Mattie Silver is described as a young, beautiful, and vital woman. While Zenna makes Ethan feel imprisoned, Mattie brings sexual energy back into Ethan’s life. Mattie shows Ethan crazy attention, laughs at his jokes, communicates with Ethan, and gives him sexual looks unlike anything Zenna has ever done. Ethan was very aware of the feelings that he started to develop for Mattie, but with all the attention she shows him, he has no choice but to fall for her. I mean who wouldn’t, a beautiful girl showing you attention, giving you looks, and laughing at your jokes unlike the woman that you’re supposed to be married to. I feel like any man or woman would develop feelings for that person if their significant other wasn’t doing what they were doing. With the new and changed Ethan Frome being married to her cousin, Mattie knows that she can’t have a real relationship with her cousin’s husband. It’s just not right knowing that is your family. But she knows that she has feelings for Ethan and that Ethan has the same amount of feelings she has for him. Ethan is not the same frustrated, depressed, and dissatisfied farmer that he used to be now that he made a character change. Now he feels there’s hope for being happy in life but yet knows he is still imprisoned by his wife Zeena. So Mattie, with her strong feelings for Ethan, comes up with a proposal to set him free of Zenna’s shackles, they are both ready and willing to go through with it. However, this isn’t a normal asking her to marry him type proposal, but a Suicide proposal. Yes, a suicide proposal, as in taking your own life. These two being so blinded by each other's feelings for each other, and