My college prof. Gave us one day to read the whole book and I just cant do it. Please help. Give details!!!!!! Please my Credit for this class depends on you.
2007-02-23 05:56:58 · 3 answers · asked by Youngboss 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This guy goes to this town where its really cold and isolated and he is told the story of Ethane Frome, a disfigured man that lives in the town. Story is like a flashback. Ethan's parents died and he married his cousin because he feared being alone, she is a hypochondriac and totally horrible. He had wished of leaving and being successful, but he could never escape the town. His wife's neice Maddie comes to help out, and she is young, pretty,and viviavous and Ethan falls in love with her. It becomes increasingly obvious that they like eachother, but neither vocalizes the feeling. At one point Ethan is convinced he will built up his courage and leave his wife, taking Maddie with him, but he realizes he can't do that. The wife learns of Maddie and Ethan's feelings for eachother and she makes Madddie leave, blaming it on the fact that she is lazy. Ethan defies his wife just to drive her to the train station, and they decide to take a last slay ride that they had previoulsy discussed they would take. On the ride, Maddie whispers him and they aim for a giant tree, wishing to kill themselves and die together. Instead, they both live, Ethan is left disfigured with a bad leg and Maddie is badly hurt and confined to a chair. Maddie then lives with the Frome's permantely and they all grow old and Maddie grows bitter, Ethan never gets to escape and is trapped with these two horrible women. The story is finished and the guy meets Ethan Frome (but barely speaks to him) before he leaves town. Overall an extremely depressing story.
2007-02-23 15:11:07 · answer #1 · answered by dittybop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edith Wharton is a good writer, but not a quick read. This book is a classic and on a college reading list for a reason. Read the book, then use the professional criticism available in the library (Contemporary Literary Criticism, etc.) for help interpreting it.
2007-02-23 06:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by suzykew70 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The book is a quick read. It's quite do-able to read the entire book in one day. And don't shortchange yourself -- it has a "surprise" ending and you'll be sorry you didn't read it!
2007-02-23 06:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Crossing the Rubicon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋