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        <title><![CDATA[Both novels depict similar challenges within the realm of marriage. ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Both novels depict similar challenges within the realm of marriage.  There is a certain emptiness which exist in both sets of marriages in each of the works.  Ethan's emptiness with Zeena is similar, though not completely the same, as John's emptiness with Elizabeth at the outset of the play.  Both Ethan and John experience some level of disenchantment with their marriages.  This would explain why John pursued a relationship with Abigail...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How are the themes of Ehtan Frome by Edith Wharton and the themes of The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How are the themes of Ehtan Frome by Edith Wharton and the themes of The Crucible by Arthur Miller related?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:34:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ethan Frome Unit Plan]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[This literary technique is used as the same significant element at the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This literary technique is used as the same significant element at the beginning of the story to the end of it. This repeated elements creates bits and pieces from the book and put it all together to form a tight "frame" which the main thesis and the plot can work out in a detailed manner. It is to hold the story together and provide some literary context, to create some interest to the readers and to create some resolution to the entire...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:20:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ethan Frome - Novel Test]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[in our town what is this part means??]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ethan-frome/q-and-a/our-town-what-this-part-means-100341</link>
        <description><![CDATA[in our town what is this part means??]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:15:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[the name of the town- its pretty much the title, stark and emptiness...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[the name of the town- its pretty much the title, stark and emptiness (field)
gravestones- "I don't see's there's much difference between the Fromes up at the farm and the Fromes down in the graveyard; 'cept that down there they're all quiet, and the women have got to hold their tongues." (the end of the book)
missing L- diminished home; lack of life in the Frome farmhouse "i saw then that the unusually forlorn and stunted look of the house was...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:36:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what are all the Character foils in Ethan Frome?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what are all the Character foils in Ethan Frome?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:48:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the book Ethan Frome what happens to Ethan and Mattie after the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the book Ethan Frome what happens to Ethan and Mattie after the wreck? Please be specific on injuries.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:47:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/ethan-frome/q-and-a/what-was-one-ethans-accompishments-97237</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:15:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is an unusual question because Ethan is not generally assessed in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is an unusual question because Ethan is not generally assessed in terms of personal accomplishment. His life is developed in the novel as one of struggle and loss as it is methodically determined by chance events and circumstances beyond his control. He does not escape from Starkfield, he is denied the education he so desires, and the family farm continues to fail, despite his best efforts and hard work. Ethan is a poor man who becomes...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:09:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What was one of Ethan's accompishments in "Ethan Frome"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What was one of Ethan's accompishments in "Ethan Frome"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:15:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Ethan Frome's greatest accomplishment?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is Ethan Frome's greatest accomplishment?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:05:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are a few different themes that can be seen in Ethan Frome. One of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are a few different themes that can be seen in Ethan Frome. One of them is the contrast of personal fulfillment as compared to duty to family and society. This is made clear through the characters of Zeena and Mattie. Ethan comes to feel hatred for Zeena, which is coupled with his sense of duty. For Mattie, on the other hand, he feels love and a frustrated feeling of not being free. He does not make any moves to change his situation,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:15:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the theme of the novel "Ethan Frome"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the theme of the novel "Ethan Frome"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:59:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What quote reflects Matties personality,life or circumstance?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What quote reflects Matties personality,life or circumstance?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:07:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[By having health problems she is keeping Ethan with her. She...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[By having health problems she is keeping Ethan with her. She keeps Mattie sends her away because she finds out that ethan is attracted to Mattie.Zeena can be considered ill in her personality.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:01:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How are Zeena's health problems an advantage for her, why does she keep...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How are Zeena's health problems an advantage for her, why does she keep Mattie and suddenly send her away, and in what other ways is Zeena "ill"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:11:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #2:thankyou so much for your help.If you come up with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #2:thankyou so much for your help.If you come up with anything for the quote please inform me,thanx]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:55:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I would have to say her ability to bring out the best in others.  She...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would have to say her ability to bring out the best in others.  She gives Ethan a spark that he's been missing for a very long time, and although I don't encourage adultery, she helps him "live".  After the accident when she and Ethan are hurt, she brings out the best in Zelda.  Zelda rises from her sickbed to be the caregiver for the two who are truly invalids.  She becomes what she was in the beginning of the book--helpful, full of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:17:32 PST</pubDate>
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