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An analytical essay
should cite evidence from the actual novel to support any claims that you make. The “evidence”should take the form of direct quotations of key words, phrases, and passages.Your essay should have an interesting, original title, a compelling introduction which
culminates in a clear, precise thesis statement, body paragraphs that directly support your
thesis, and a conclusion that sums up your analysis and leaves the reader with a sense of the
bigger picture or larger meaning of the story„s major theme or meaning. In other words, you
should step beyond the characters and setting of the story to discuss a universal application of
its ideas to real people in the real world.
1. Is the oppression of the Ethan Frome?s environment so bad that opportunities for personal
growth are choked out? Is this a problem for the society as a whole, or is it, instead, simply a
problem for Ethan and his family? Several critics argue that even if Zeena had died and Ethan
had married Mattie, their life on the farm would have been miserable: within a few years, Mattie
would have become a kind of Zeena II because life in Starkfield is cursed or saved not by a
single incident or a particular individual, but instead life is cursed in staying there, in the
atmosphere of sterility. Write an essay that explores the nature of Ethan Frome„s tragedy. Who
is responsible for Ethan„s ruin and misery? Ethan himself? Zeena? Mattie? Fate? Starkfield?
What would it have taken for Ethan to be happy? Marrying Mattie? Having more money? More
courage? Better luck? Leaving town