“stark” destiny―ethan frome

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1、“Stark”Destiny―EthanFrome　　Abstract：EthanFrome，theprotagonist，hasbeendodginginhismisery-riddenlife.Helivesinthefarmcalled“starkfield”，andmarriestoawomanhedoesn’tloveatall.Lifeislifelesstillhefallsinlovewiththecousin.Yetdestinydoesn’tgivehimthechanceof

2、rebirth，evensuicidefailshim.Finally，hesurrenderstohisdoom，choosingtobeawalkingdeath.Inthisthesis，EthanForme’sdestinyisdecodedthroughthereader’sunderstandingandtheanalysisoftheauthor’swritingskills.　　Keyword：desiremisfortunedestinysurrender　　EthanFrome

3、waswrittenbyEdithWharton（1862-1937），theAmericanwriter，notedforhersharpdepictionofNewYorksocietyduringtheearlytwentiethcentury.Thereisalsoamoviebasedonthenovel，whichishighlyrecommended，anditisbriefedas：“theforbiddentriangleofpassionanddesire”.Inshort，i

4、t’sanendlesstragedyinwhichawretchedmanisinextricablyembedded.　　Asacriticcommented：“Thisbriefbuttragicnovelcastsaweirdlymesmericspell”whichtrapsEthan，theprotagonist.8Similarly，inmyopinion，itseemsthatFortuneispartialagainstEthanFrome，sothatsheisalwaysjo

5、kingwithhim：givinghimimmensehopetoexcitehimforawhile，then，extinguishingitmercilessly，throwinghimdirectlyintohell.Asinthebook，notlongafterEthanfanciesbecominganengineerinthefuture，thedeathofhisparentsinsuccessionforceshimtoabandonthedream；aftermarrying

6、Zeenaoutofloneliness，heseeksforcontentinthenewlife，onlytofindthatZeenaisasicklywomanwhoissuspiciousandkeepscomplainingallthetime，andthefarmisunproductive；thearrivalofMattie，Zeena’scousin，arousesEthan’senthusiasmforlifeandsparkshislongingfortruelove，an

7、dseeminglyhefindsit，asthetwofallforeachother，butitissurreal，whichonlyinflictsmoresufferingsonthem，even，heartbreakingly，theyrelyonthelasthopeofdyingtogether，whereasfatefailsthem：Ethancrippled；Mattie，paralyzed.Consequently，Ethanhasnootherchoicebuttoearn

8、alivingtendingawomanhehatesandtheotherhewouldhaveachancetolivewithhappily.Forme，theresultisjustunacceptable，astheskytopplesallofasudden.AsMrs.Halesays，“ifshe（Mattie）’dhaddied，Ethanmighthavelived，andthewaytheyarenow，Idon’tseethereismuchdifferen