Ethan Frome and Documents for Common Core Analysis: Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's tale set in working class New England, of a loveless marriage, a horrible accident and a love that can never be. Told through the eyes of a visitor, Ethan Frome's life comes to light in a tormented bleak reality that mirror's the novel's setting.

Also included, for literacy across the curriculum and Common Core State Standards analysis are source documents that provide insight into Wharton's life, as well as poetry that is a sharp contract to the dismal overtones of Ethan Frome. This poetry highlights the dedicated and charitable spirit that Wharton espoused and provides a window into her political views and life outside of America.