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