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The Complexity of Ethan Frome's Character and Decisions

This essay on Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome argues that Ethan Frome is a complex role model who prioritizes moral standards over his personal emotions.
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Bridget's feedback:

"You move efficiently through the discussion, making good use of evidence to support the broader claims. Note that a missing closing quotation mark in the second paragraph causes confusion for the reader, as it's not clear when the quotation ends. This looks more like a typo, so make sure to catch and clean up this and similar minor errors that can have an outsized impact on clarity and ethos (e.g., spelling of "Mattie").

To strengthen the argumentation and balance out the body paragraphs, incorporate a quotation into para. 3. that functions in the same way as the quotation just discussed above. Related to argumentation, your references to the norms of Wharton's era makes me curious about where you'd locate the line between Ethan's character and propriety in how he acts and feels--does he represent the time period, or do you think Wharton characterizes him as more or less than the norm? This would be an especially interesting angle to incorporate into your discussion as regards the smash-up as commentary on ethical or moral behavior."

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