The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton was an immediate popular and critical success. It is a historical fiction work of social criticism against the tyrannous ideals of Old New York society. The world she depicts in this book is an important part of American history. It displays societys negat....
Edith Wharton - Living in Societys Shackles
Living in Societys Shackles
Throughout history, women have always been made to feel inferior to men, and have
suffered centuries of oppression because of it. However, women have often fought back against
their oppression through literature. The most genuine and compe....
Ethan Frome Book Review
For some, Ethan Frome may be hard to understand
because it is at a high level of reading in an older time
with terms not found in many current dictionaries. If you are trying to get an easy assignment, this is not the book for you. Although, if you truly desire to experience a level of reading a....
Ethan Frome Conflicts
The definition of a novel is a piece of literature which includes characters, a plot, and a conclusion. Most importantly however, there needs to be a conflict, otherwise there would be no rising or falling action. In the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, not only is conflict an e....
Ethan Frome: A Zenobic Paradox
There is a well-known expression that states, “There are two sides to every coin.“ This is no different when it comes to Mrs. Frome. She is either Zeena, a mean, cruel hag or Zenobia, a munificent, compassionate woman. In the book Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, Zeena is described as t....
Ethan Frome: How the Setting Influences the Characters
The setting of a novel is generally used to outline and support the plot and characters. However, Edith Whartons use of the setting in her classic novel Ethan Frome is an essential part of the story; it could be considered to be the most important component of the story. Every aspect of the settin....
Psychological Criticism/Review of Main Characters (no title really but what the paper is about)
In analyzing these three works, it was important to know and understand the background and upbringing of the author and how they influenced the psychological qualities of the characters in the stories. Differences in lifestyle, education, and worldliness of the authors are seen in both the way their....
Symbology in Ethan Frome
In much the same way as Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton sets her themes on isolation, despair, hopelessness, and bad relationships. She does this with a poetic flair that belies her work in that genre. Winter is used to show the bleaness and the unforgiving nature of the elements. For example, "H....
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