Part one of term paper
Ethan Frome Project: Psychological Analysis Narrator: The narrator of the story is a simple man who tries to take on an almost futile task. This is an almost futile task because the townspeople such as Ned Hale and Ruth Varnum do not like to talk about Frome. The townspeople do not avoid the subject of Frome due to disapproval, but rather a ...

Part two of term paper
... comparatively indifferent to those of their neighbors; and though all conceded that Ethan Frome's had been beyond the common measure, no one gave me an explanation of the look in his face which, as I persisted in thinking, neither poverty nor physical suffering could have put there." Early in the book the narrator concludes from looking at his face that Ethan's tragedy was more complex than a simple accident. The narrator knows that Ethan is miserable on an emotional level. This fascinates the n ...