Zeena and Mattie

In Edith Wharton 's powerful work Ethan Frome, she introduced two major female characters and soon made a comparison between the two in the reader' s eyes. This is not a coincidence. It is the same as the main character Ethan confronting the novel constantly and struggling. On the other hand, Zenobia, often called Zeena, is always part of Ethan's life. The number of years of marriage is not necessarily happy, but her health always declines and Ethan makes me feel debt and sympathy.

In stark contrast to Zeena, Zeena's young cousin, Mattie Silver, is a symbol of beauty and health. Like Gina, she came to Starkfield to take care of his sick relatives. However, unlike Zeena, Mattie is a romantic person who is more fond of fond of nature than medicine and homework. She did not like Gina, because she had a strong connection with Ethan. Mattie could not go anywhere when a cruel Zeena took her out of the house, she was truly alone. Desperately, she kissed Ethan, insisted on love for him, suggested suicide. But considering her emotional state, it is not clear whether Murty is eager to cooperate with Ethan, or desperately not alone.

Edith Wharton 's 1911 Novel "Essan Fromm" is the story of Ethan Fromm and Marty Silver. The novel is in Starke Field, where Ethan and Marty spend with Essan 's wife and Marty' s cousin, Zena. In Marty's beautiful and friendly place, Senna is depressed and cruel. Ethan and Mattie fell in love, but Gina wondered about their charm and planned to keep Mattie away. Lovers are determined not to be separated but to commit suicide, but they fail and suffer great loss. Zeena became a caretaker of Mattie. He was addicted to her fate than Zeena. In addition to the symbolic theme of love, fate, responsibility and desire, this novel is unique in its configuration; the cruel landscape of Stark Field reflects the idea of ​​the naturalist movement, and the environment shapes the fate of mankind I will

Ethan fell in love with Zeena's cousin Mattie Silver who helped Zeena's housework. He shared his love of nature with Marty and brought him a happy face. For a long time, he did not act according to his feelings, he was a moral conscious man. But when Zeena showed signs that she wanted to drive Mattie, he left a Zeena and had plenty of decisions to escape with Mattie. Ethan is a dreamer who intrinsically dreams of the possibility of illusion and I think that it is impossible to move my desires into action. This is partly due to Ethan's moral concern about deceiving others and giving up on wives, some may be due to freezing climate, some due to poverty traps. The most courageous decision he made was to agree to the suicide agreement, but this was not his thought, Marty's idea, he succumbed to it.