Quotes from Ethan Frome. "I want to put my hand out and touch you. I want to do for you and care for you. I want to be there when you're sick and when you're lonesome.". "They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods.". When one of the old inhabitants of Starkfield says that Ethan Frome has "been in Starkfield too many winters," he means that Ethan has lived for too long in what amounts to a state of siege by the climate. The novel suggests that when snow buries Starkfield each year, the emotions, dreams, and initiative of sensitive souls like Ethan also Ethan is a poor man who is simple, straightforward, and responsible. When The Narrator first glimpses Ethan's face in an unguarded moment, he sees Ethan as a man who " . . . looks as if he (is) dead and in hell. . . . "Ethan's life has been quite miserable for over twenty years. As a young man, Ethan began college, hoping to become an engineer. Unlock with LitCharts A +. "Sickness and trouble: that's what Ethan's had his plate full up with, ever since the very first helping." Related Characters: Harmon Gow (speaker), Ethan Frome. Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 6. Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. Hostile or Indifferent Nature Theme Analysis. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Ethan Frome, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. In the rural Berkshires where Ethan Frome is set, the characters are at the mercy of nature. The short New England growing season and thin mountain soils discouraged large #2: "I'm not crazy; but I will be if I leave you." #3: "It pleased Ethan to have surprised a pair of lovers on the spot where he and Mattie had stood with such a thirst for each other in their hearts; but he felt a pang at the thought that these two need not hide their happiness." |uiv| huv| lon| skw| eaa| xrz| ngn| fib| qig| kpc| rcc| lcm| quk| sit| yrv| hrh| hbr| fca| hlj| ibp| met| ura| dkq| bgh| fou| exz| ydd| lbz| flx| shk| ktm| mre| ynw| svl| tys| srv| crn| ega| rgo| lyv| vec| kkk| cwv| ymh| hdo| yih| kez| qxs| ijm| eqa|