Ethan Frome
About the event
Ethan Frome was published in 1911 by Pulitzer Prize winning American author, Edith Warton. Her novel explores a deterministic vision of the life of Ethan Frome. The main character, Ethan, is surrounded on all sides by adversity making his life barely sustainable. Random chance gives him the opportunity to find love and this opens his mind to the possibilities of life beyond what he's known. Can he go forward? Ultimately, Ethan will be forced to contend with the oppression of his circumstances. The novelist, Edith Warton, is known as a realistic writer. Her themes revolve around the interplay between psychology and the cultural barriers of society. Ethan Frome is available at the Toronto Public Library, especially in e-book and audiobook formats. Additionally, a film has been made of this story and it's free on YouTube. The novel is 99 pages long, making it highly accessible.
