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Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Introduction
Chapter i
Chapter ii
Chapter iii
Chapter iv
Chapters v–vi
Chapter vii
Chapter viii
Chapter ix
Conclusion
Characters
Character List
Ethan Frome
Zenobia (Zeena) Frome
Mattie Silver
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Introduction
Chapter i
Chapter ii
Chapter iii
Chapter iv
Chapters v–vi
Chapter vii
Chapter viii
Chapter ix
Conclusion
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
What or who places constraints on Ethan’s passions and leads to the central conflict in the novel?
Society
His indecision
Mattie
The Narrator
2
of 5
Zeena and poverty keep Ethan from fulfilling his dreams. What third force also does this?
Summer
Spring
Winter
Autumn
3
of 5
The physical environment is cast as what in the novel?
Soothing
Surprising
Decorative
Destiny
4
of 5
What color is Mattie associated with?
Green
Red
White
Blue
5
of 5
Whose presence does the cat symbolize in the Frome household?
Ethan’s mother
Zeena
Ethan
Mattie
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