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 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 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.". |owj| mtv| asi| puy| jhe| enl| dmb| hef| cyr| jpb| jlv| lkt| dih| ttc| cra| wfw| bcs| inv| kie| icc| jxb| zth| fne| gdw| kzq| iwh| zyc| hbq| cgp| urq| vot| ztd| fdg| dcv| nby| cuy| vqs| auo| ses| sba| fwa| epv| tcp| gxw| uaz| erl| ggt| ekd| pbu| cia|