Finding Better Places The turbulent thunderstorm outside crashes down heavily upon the sleepy city. As soft pitter-patters of raindrops slide down the glass window, Ethan cups his cheeks as he observes passersby in bulky coats seek shelter from the tempestuous rain. The gloomy weather outside the serene café weighs down on his heart as tears roll down his face. Ethan wipes furiously at his eyes, sorrow evident on his face. “They’re gone. Just deal with it, Ethan,” he mutters under his breath. It’s been three months since his parents died in a car accident. Three months since he last wrote a single word in his novel. For three months he hasn’t done anything but sit around and mope. Acknowledging the cold cup of tea and the blank Word page …show more content…
He found them on napkins, teacups, and plates. Though he found it hard to admit, those potent words consoled him. They filled him with a feeling of nostalgia, for they reminded him of his parent’s profound advice. However, one day, he was surprised when he didn’t find a hidden ‘life lesson’. Intrigued, Ethan called over a waiter and asked, “Excuse me, I usually find writings on my teacups and plates. Do you know why there aren’t any today?” “Yeah, the girl that comes here every day to write them didn’t come today. Sorry, but I have no idea why. Actually, she’s right behind you!” replied the waiter pointing behind Ethan. Turning around, Ethan looked bemused. Through the door came a beautiful girl with vibrant strawberry blonde hair, pearl grey eyes, and an imposing figure. Searching the room, she looks for Ethan. When she recognized him, she walked toward him “Hi, I’m Ella! May I speak with you?” the beautiful girl asked cheerfully. “Sure,” replied Ethan, confused. They walked together to Ethan’s usual table. After introducing each other, Ella confronted Ethan and handed him a letter. Despite his ambivalence, Ethan took the letter his parents wrote him before they died. Mustering up all his courage, he ripped it open. As he read it, tears streamed down his face like a flowing river. Reading further, he was shocked. The letter saud that he has an older sister, and she was right in front of him. Shocked and in tears, Ethan stood up only to falter and fall down; Ella went down on her knees. The two siblings embraced each other in a hug filled with tears and
The ending of the story ends in an unpredicted way; Ethan and Mattie try to commit suicide by running themselves into an elm tree while coasting. The attempt was a failure and Zeena was stuck caring for the two instead of her being the sick one. Wharton portrays the disastrous fate of the characters fairly in Ethan Frome because Ethan regrets marrying his wife after meeting
They decide to do nothing and the group except for a woman leave when it starts to get warmer outside. The woman left a few hours later. However, the next day she appeared again, with no signs of leaving. A custodian who asked her to leave received a blank stare in response. The patrons’ complaints grew, and another meeting was held.
Ethan Sanford is an 15 year old boy. Through out his whole school life people thought of him as frolicsome... Others thought he was outgoing,but honestly they have no idea. Behind the smiles and jokes is a crestfallen boy. That 's until he meets Jessica Overton.
Ethan Frome, who has to face multiple conflicts throughout the book with his nonstop dream to be an engineer which is crushed due to the illness of, Zeena, his cousin, but who also happens to be his wife. Also a love begins to grow mid way through the book between a girl named Mattie and Ethan, even though he is still married to Zeena which ultimately leads to the distance between their love. In the book Ethan Frome, the feeling of isolation in Ethan and Zeena becomes more prominent, while anger grows between Ethan and Mattie from having denying their love, which contributes to the many mistakes and downfalls Ethan has to face throughout the book.
Ethan cared for both of his parents right up until their deaths’, even postponing his education. Throughout his affair with Mattie he is constantly thinking of Zeena and how it would affect her. Even when Mattie and Ethan are about to sled into the tree, Ethan is thinking of his horse being hungry when he says “he’s wondering why he doesn’t get his supper…” (Wharton 71). His selflessness and the way he worries about others is his tragic flaw.
Function Guarantee Not Included Producing respect and admiration from children towards their parent’s demands, lectures, beliefs and traditions, would have more efficient impact in the child for a lifetime than implanting fear to oppose their parent’s expectations, negative consequences for disappointment from a parent directed to their child’s actions results in rancorous and strained relationships between children and parents. Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”, Junot Diaz’s “Fiesta 1980”, and Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, are literary pieces that remark the use of fear instead of adequate education as young characters in them develop views in life during their young stages. Parents deeply inculcate their personal goals and expectations in their children
Struggling to support himself financially on the farm, Ethan Frome needs all the help he can get to look after his ailing parents. Enter
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton is a gothic novel set in the town of Starkfield, Massachusetts in the early 1800’s regarding the life of the unlucky Ethan. The story explains Ethan’s tragic backstory as it recounts the people in his life he had to take care of. Ethan is now stuck taking care of hypochondriac wife Zeena. Zeena is a manipulating and controlling wife which drives Ethan to be separated emotionally from her. The story further progresses as the narrator presents the close relationship he begins with Zeena’s cousin Mattie.
In the memoir The Glass Castle, the protagonist, Jeannette Walls, tries to achieve freedom, but doesn’t fully obtain it. Jeannette Walls seeks both freedom from financial struggles, and freedom from her family, but only attains one type of freedom. As she grows up, Jeannette and her family are in and out of poverty. Jeannette realizes that living in poverty is not the way she wants to live, so she tries to free herself from it.
After undergoing months of physical therapy, Ethan returns to the farm to finish high school with Hannah. Later, things are not going well for Ethan, including his leg injury, his breakup with Hannah, and his parents divorce. Years after, Ethan goes off to college, and Bailey stays on the farm with only visits from Ethan on the holidays. Bailey gets older and his health worsens, he is weak and naps often. Ethan’s mom takes him to the vet and Bailey is put down
First his father, then his mother, then his ailing wife. Ethan recalled when caring for his elderly mother, “On stormy nights, when the loud wind was about
Ethan, who knows how much the dish means to her, attempts to glue it back together to please her, unsuccessfully. . Another characteristic Ethan shows is that he is a reversed person. Like the rest of his family, Ethan is naturally quiet. He seldom
As a result, his relationships with Mattie and Zeena worsen with him being the one getting the full brunt of the negative effects all because of his decision to try and end both his and Mattie’s lives. The plight of Ethan evokes pity in the audience because even with his strength, intelligence, and affinity towards nature, he remains thoroughly unsatisfied in both of his relationships because of him showing genuine care for everyone. Ethan is a tragic hero because Wharton exhibits his fatal flaw of selflessness as the cause for fixating him in tragic circumstances, and making them go downhill, all the while generating sympathy for him. Through his desire to keep everyone away from unnecessary pain, Ethan evolves as a tragic hero by involving himself in situations that make it hard for him to escape such as his relationships. First of all, he chooses to take care of his parents himself which prevents him from pursuing an education and keeps him socially isolated.
She hurriedly escaped the awkward conversation and walked back into the bathroom and took out a crumbled piece of paper to write a note. She knew he would be here for another minute or two as she looked at his list and notices that it did not compare to what was in the cart. She wrote the note and then went to go find him. Just as he was leaving she dropped the note into one of the grocery bags. Julia is started to get excited again like she was twenty eight years old again.
Ashley was a quite polite girl. One day, I saw Ashley sitting alone at the back of the