Now that you’ve listed some important elements in the story, pick a topic from Ethan Frome. Write an essay of approximately four or five paragraphs detailing how the topic relates to your understanding of the novel as a whole. Here are some suggested topics, but you may choose your own: Explore the idea of communication among the characters in the novel. What theme does Wharton attempt to convey through their communication?
What does the pickle dish seem to symbolize in the novel?
What type of tragic hero does Ethan Frome represent? Explore the differences between a classic tragic hero and a more modern tragic hero.
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This is the conclusion to my essay, hopefully it sums up what my essay is about pretty well:

A theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton has two prominent themes. The first theme that I saw in “Ethan Frome” is the social pressure and moral obligation to do what is right. I noticed that sometimes, even with everyone around you watching and judging your every move, you can and should do what makes you happy while still being pleasant to those you are letting down. Another theme that I saw in “Ethan Frome” was the effect of the winter weather on the residents of Starkfield. The small town seemed more depressing in the cold climate, and that emotion carried into spring for some residents. I noticed that, when the warm weather came, Starkfield was the happy, loving town that the narrator expected it to be.  

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ps. i wrote my (2) body paragraphs off of the major themes i saw in the story, i mentioned those themes here.

the play romeo and juliet was one of the most famous love tragedies ever written. this love story unfortunately had a fatal ending. many people argue over why the lovers had died, was it over free will or fate?  

the death of romeo and juliet was partially because of free will. the fact that romeo and juliet got married knowing that there was a bitter feud between their families, the montague and capulet’s. this feud brought on many problems, such as the murder of tybalt by romeo. juliet knew that this might be a problem for her and romeo. juliet had said: “what’s in a name”? which explains her ill fate of being a capulet and romeo being a montague. when romeo tells his servant “ ay, mine own…show more content…

i believe they had died over the love they had for each other, strong enough that their lives could end so suddenly if something horrible had come between them, and that was exactly how it happened. this tragedy occurred within five days of the two meeting, they experienced love at first sight, got married and quickly were dead. free will became a part of this when juliet decided to take friar laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. when romeo had heard the news that juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “well juliet, i will lay with thee tonight”. to me this line indicated how he feels for juliet by dying in her will. the fact that free will didn’t take control of the story; it left fate to be the murder of the lovers. fate first kicked in when their eyes met at the capulet party. when romeo and juliet spoke, their words had powerful contentment; they had such a strong feeling for one another that they could lay in each other’s arms forever. their happiness didn’t last long; there were many reasons for this, for example; the marriage lord capulet arranged between paris and juliet. i believe that the plot of the play thus far leads the audience to believe that the deaths were a result of fate. the last act will determine once and for all if it is fate or free will. romeo again challenges fate.

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