Part one of term paper
The novels, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, all contained evidence of internal and external forces that affected the manner in which the characters’ lives were lived. The influences of family, society, isolation, and psychological disturba ...

Part two of term paper
... displayed her internal conflict with regard to her need for perfection, personal isolation, and depression. Externally, her dysfunctional family created more pressure upon the already disturbed Esther. Ethan Frome felt compelled to tolerate an ill, demanding wife and live in a town where gossip was the mainstay of conversation and the façade of proper behavior was maintained at all costs. His tragic family situation, coupled with his desire for a woman he could not pursue, created severe inte ...