In the novel, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, Ethane’s life, although difficult, was full of discontent because of his choices. Ethan’s poor choices have made him a miserable man with little to look forward to and only agony to look back on. Three topics that display this discontent for life and the poor choices that Ethan made are that Ethan’s experiences personal misfortune that hurt his chance for happiness, Ethan made choices …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…so that Zeena would not be in the way, but instead supposedly made the decision to stay with Zeena by veering away from the tree at the last second leaving Mattie crippled and him with a warped left side. In this novel there were many choices that were made by Ethan Frome, most of which were poor and not well thought out in consequence these decisions brought him anguish and pain, and one short leg.