Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

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Description:

This novel depicts living conditions in New England villages and focuses on a practical New Englander who yields briefly to an impractical dream. It emphasizes the theme of isolation. Readers find themselves attracted to the determined, hard-working, fiercely independent protagonist who can be destroyed but not defeated.

Activities:

Character exploration; focus on importance of nature; study of creating mood through imagery; recognition of thematic, symbolic, and ironic elements; analysis of point of view and structure of novel. Supplementary materials include reading quizzes with answer keys and essay topics and a vocabulary list.

Ethical Values:

Endurance
Family commitment
Self-discipline