Essays on Zeena

Ethan Frome is a story set in a Starkfield, New England. A narrator whose name the reader is not told narrates his interactions with Ethan Frome. The narrator portrays Ethan Frome as a character that has dreams. The story is told based on the interactions made on a winter storm. The narrator is an engineer that is on business in Starkfield. When the narrator sees Ethan in town, he is intrigued and wants to learn more about him. During one time when the narrator is given shelter at Ethan’s house on a stormy night, the narrator overhears a voice of an angry woman that ...

Smoking has been a consistently rising issue in the United States since tobacco plantations sprung up in the south, before the Civil War. Since the popularity of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco began to catch on, the citizens of America have experienced a wide array of side effects because of the substance. The various forms in which tobacco and nicotine are consumed cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus, and lungs, which can cause death or disfiguration. Gum disease is also possible, as well as heart disease and emphysema. Most popularly, however, is the addiction that nearly everybody consuming nicotine and tobacco ...

This paper discusses three of the important scenes that occurred when the characters in Ethan Frome were in darkness.

The first scene in darkness setting happened at the start of the story. It was midnight and Ethan Frome was walking along Starkfield Streets. He stopped at a place where a dance was happening. Ethan took a view of the event. As the crowd dispersed, Denis Eady went back to the dance floor and the music went on again. In this scene, Ethan draws his focus on Mattie Silver, cousin of Zeena, Ethan’s wife. Mattie worked as a housekeeper of Fromes for a year. Ethan is quite attached to Mattie because they both share the same love for nature. The next scene ...