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EDITH WHARTON'S ETHAN EDITH WHARTON'S ETHAN FROMEFROME
Edith Wharton
• Edith Wharton was born into a distinguished New York family and privately educated
• She published more than 40 volumes during her life
Ethan Frome is her best-known novel.
Ethan Frome
• Ethan Frome is an example of New England regionalism
• Because of the area's Puritan roots, individualism vs. conformity is a common theme, and the main character Ethan is driven by a strong sense of duty
• This novel will remind you of the other New England regionalism we read, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" because of the restricted role women play
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