Ethan Frome Research Paper Alina Dyak #4 10/27/2010 Period 4 The book Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton takes place during harsh economic struggles do to the war. The main character struggles to earn a suitable income, and mainly enters a marriage for financial support after his mother dies. Zeena, Ethan Frome’s wife, helps Ethan Frome survive, however, she does not enlighten Fromes life with joy. The main character on the other hand, finds love when he enters into an affair with Mattie, Zeena’s cousin and maid. After meeting Zeena Ethan Frome is caught between 2 woman, one that can provide him with love and compassion, and his wife, who he relies on for economic support.
He is not satisfied with the safety his marriage had developed and greedily risks it all for the possibility of greater happiness in his affair with Alberta. In his explanation to Rose he uncovers his discontent in his days to day pressures at home and wants to “be a part of himself that he ain’t never been” (2.1.97). He gambled his relationship with Rose and lost his wife for the illusion of happiness, not aware of the responsibilities his adultery would bring. After he learns of Alberta’s death the burden of raising a daughter himself became a reality. In his plea to Rose to help mother his child she accepts, but informs him he’s “a womanless man” (2.3.4).
Fowler is worried because this happened near where his love Phuong lives, so he goes to research what happened. Again this is him going right into the action. To much surprise Fowler finds out that the man who committed this atrocity was no other than the reporter Alden Pyle, the man who he lost his love to and the man who he has had mixed feelings about since they first met. Fowler again goes right into the front of the battle when he gets involved in a plot to assassinate Pyle. Once Pyle is murdered, Fowler is thought to be involved in his murder but due to no solid evidence Fowler is not convicted and spends the rest of his life with Phuong and hopefully doesn’t get involved in
In the book both sisters had to deal with their spouse cheating on them but they both just wanted revenge on their husband and boyfriend at first but that wasn’t the right way to go about it. One of my favorite lines in the book is in the chapter where the spiritual counselors tell Vanessa and Thomas that just because god says its okay to divorce and adulterer doesn’t mean you should. I think that in this day and age, we are so quick to throw in the towel and sometimes god really wants us to look at the “for better or for worse” part. I think that if your husband or wife was to make a mistake we shouldn’t be so quick to get a divorce and try to work things out. This book taught me that divorce isn’t the way to solve your problems all though time.
Elena firstly trades her father’s pocket watch to bribe the NKVD officer to not take her son. She also trades wedding gifts for mail and other sundries in hope to help her and her family survive one more day. Finally, Andrius abuses his close relationship with the NKVD in order to obtain food to help himself and others to survive. He also helps Lina survive by returning her file which could have gotten her killed. As these characters survive they are constantly being broken by the NKVD, the environment, and the lack of nutrition.
Also, she is Rebecca’s sister that only Rebecca’s dad and aunt: Claudia know. Helena seems much nicer without Marianne being around her. Rebecca from New York is forced to stay with her aunt who reads tarot cards for a living in a creepy old house in New Orleans while her dad is traveling to China. In the new school, no one seems to interested at her or like her. Only gorgeous Anton Grey seems to give Rebecca met a sweet ghost friend: Lisette.
He expected mom and the rest of us to endure Dad’s behavior and “keep the family whole.” According to the church, putting up with an alcoholic and abusive husband was considered at best a woman’s lot and at worst her fault” ( Ryan, 72). His alcoholism poses numerous arguments about money between him and his wife. “We don’t have any extra money, Mother” Kelly exclaims during one argument (164). “Of course we do, Kelly. You’re drinking it right now,” Evelyn states, in one of the first times she stands up against her husband
The money was important to him, but he felt that he needed to prove a point to Mal and the organization. Porter on the other hand, just wanted the money. He might have killed a few people on the way, but that was only collateral to get his money. The two characters also had different signs of altruism. Parker was angry at Lynn for dying because he never wanted her dead.
Along Cinderella and Siddhartha’s journey, they encounter many of the same problems. Two heroes could not ask for a better home life. Cinderella is the daughter of a rich man who is unfortunately married to a wicked woman. After the death of Cinderella’s father, she is left under the care of her stepmother and is forced to live with her two stepdaughters. She is obligated to complete all the chores around the house and any other task her stepmother asks of her while her stepsisters are being handed whatever they please.
Greed does not always have to be money-based as in “The Destructors”. Trevor is emotionally greedy with his desire to destroy Old Misery’s house. He sees the house still standing despite all the destruction around it and this is emotionally parallel to what has happened in his own life. Trevor’s father’s history as an architect, who now is a clerk, fuels Trevor’s anger towards an architect whose house is still standing. Paul also has an element of emotional greed in “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” He is trying to win the love of his mother and is obsessive about doing so.