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Ethan Frome

D. Metaphors

1. The kitchen as �a deadly chill of a vault�- When Ethan and Mattie enter the Frome household after walking home, the kitchen has "the deadly chill of a vault after the dry cold of the night." This image is appropriate to the living death that Ethan and Mattie experience in the years after their accident. Their lives do become cold and dead.

2. The �witch-like� stare of both Zeena and Mattie-

3. The dead cucumber vine on the door of Ethan�s house- As they approach the darkened farmhouse, Ethan puts his arms around Mattie. She does not resist. A dead cucumber vine dangling from the porch reminds Ethan that if Zeena were to die, he and Mattie would be free to ...

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Added: 6/10/2012 12:39:57 PM
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