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  How are the themes of Ehtan Frome by Edith Wharton and the themes of The Crucible by Arthur Miller related?

  Posted by harleyrose on Oct 24, 2009 at 06:34 PM

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  in our town what is this part means??

  Posted by witchiz78 on Sep 9, 2009 at 08:15 AM

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  what are all the Character foils in Ethan Frome?

  Posted by bananaxd on Sep 1, 2009 at 09:48 AM

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  In the book Ethan Frome what happens to Ethan and Mattie after the wreck? Please be specific on injuries.

  Posted by shouse42 on Aug 25, 2009 at 03:47 PM

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  What was one of Ethan's accompishments in "Ethan Frome"?

  Posted by bunny-boo2 on Aug 22, 2009 at 02:15 PM

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  What is Ethan Frome's greatest accomplishment?

  Posted by iluvtwilight on Aug 22, 2009 at 02:05 PM

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  What is the theme of the novel "Ethan Frome"?

  Posted by asiaboo12 on Aug 16, 2009 at 04:59 PM

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  What quote reflects Matties personality,life or circumstance?

  Posted by valerie31 on Aug 16, 2009 at 08:07 AM

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  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"?

  Posted by ilovriku on Aug 14, 2009 at 05:11 AM

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  What are the foils for Ethan and Mattie as individual characters, and for Ethan and Mattie as a couple?

  Posted by valerie31 on Aug 12, 2009 at 11:39 AM

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  What role, physical description, and attributes do these characters have?

  Posted by madenab on Jul 30, 2009 at 11:11 PM

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  How can Ch.7 of Ethan Frome be considered the climax of the novel?

  Posted by madenab on Jul 28, 2009 at 01:31 AM

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  what are the meanigs of these symbols in the story?

  Posted by madenab on Jul 23, 2009 at 01:59 AM

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    What were the major philosophical attitudes during Edith Wharton's lifetime?  

  Posted by liv4thegame22 on Jul 13, 2009 at 01:43 PM

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  In Ethan Frome, what makes Ethan a tragic hero?

  Posted by crutt on Jul 6, 2009 at 08:42 AM

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  What are some similes in Chapter 1 of "Ethan Frome," by Edith Wharton?

  Posted by loo2010 on Jun 20, 2009 at 01:47 PM

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  In Ethan Frome, how long had Ethan and Zeena been married when Mattie came to the farm?

  Posted by acceb on Jun 4, 2009 at 07:48 AM

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  What does this passage from Ethan Frome mean?

  Posted by inaggy on May 21, 2009 at 05:33 AM

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  What is the significance of this passage from Ethan Frome?

  Posted by chouerica on May 20, 2009 at 04:58 PM

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  Why is Ethan Frome considered a Gothic novel by some critics?

  Posted by karenynef on Apr 24, 2009 at 09:04 AM

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  In Ethan Frome, how did Ethan's plight, the story's setting, and his relationships with Zeena and Mattie work to make him a tragic hero?

  Posted by twlightlover2010 on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:21 PM

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  In Ethan Frome, what are the effects on a young person staying in Starkfield?

  Posted by calen51 on Mar 17, 2009 at 07:24 PM

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  Can anyone explain this alliteration from Ethan Frome? : "There was in him a slumbering spark of sociability..." It is refering to Ethan.

  Posted by backtobasics06 on Feb 21, 2009 at 05:19 AM

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  What does this simile mean? "The facts closed in on him like prison-warders handcuffing a convict. There was no way out...."

  Posted by backtobasics06 on Feb 16, 2009 at 02:16 PM

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  Can anyone explain this simile? : "(Her) face... always looked like a window that has caught the sunset." It's talking about Mattie.

  Posted by backtobasics06 on Feb 15, 2009 at 11:59 AM

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  In Ethan Frome, what is Mattie's internal conflict?

  Posted by wliz8 on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:31 AM

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  What are some examples of foreshadowing in Ethan Frome?

  Posted by slowthinkr11 on Dec 28, 2008 at 11:49 PM

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  I'm doing a paper in my english class on the book "Ethan Frome". Does anyone know what Ethan's dream would be?

  Posted by backtobasics06 on Dec 16, 2008 at 12:25 PM

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  In the novel "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton, what is Chapter 1 about?

  Posted by nesha2cute on Oct 9, 2008 at 06:15 PM

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  What does the presence of the unnamed narrator in the  story's(Ethan Frome) introduction and conclusion contribute to the effects of the novel?

  Posted by king70 on Feb 28, 2008 at 01:45 PM

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  Why does Ethan feel that his manhood is humbled?How do Ruth and Ned contrast to Ethan and Mattie?

  Posted by frome on Dec 2, 2007 at 08:36 PM

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  How does the setting affect the plot

  Posted by zfordham14 on Nov 29, 2007 at 08:32 AM

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  I don't entirely understand how the story ends. In the end, how does Ethan feel towards Mattie and Zeena?

  Posted by minopali on May 7, 2007 at 08:43 PM

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  What incident in the story was an actual incident taken from the authors' life?

  Posted by bleekeagle06 on Mar 4, 2007 at 03:03 AM

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  Why does Edith Wharton choose to use a framing device for her narrative?

  Posted by britneyz on Feb 3, 2007 at 08:33 PM