Ethan Frome - Character Analysis

A disabled man, his wife and his mistress, living alone at the top of a hill in a small New England town; these elements seem to belong in the beginning of a cryptic murder mystery. Instead, it is the outcome of Edith Wharton's novel, Ethan Frome. Ethan, the protagonist, is affected by many circumstances surrounding him. Events spanning from the death of his mother to a tragic tobogganing accident have taken a toll on Ethan's …

…to do (Like buying her the red hair comb). After the accident, his entire world was changed because now he walks with a limp. Though Mattie influenced him, once might say that all the blame can be put on Zeena's shoulders because she was the one who faked getting sick in the first place. This cry for attention was the first cause in a domino-effect of causes and effects that changed Ethan Frome's life forever.