On Artistic Writing Techniques Of Ethan Frome

American writer, Edith Wharton is an important figure in American literature. She was recognized as one of the leading-American figures of realism at the beginning of 20th century American literary world. In Ethan Frome, Edith didn't describe the upper-class she was quite familiar with, it was the first time for her that to touch the harsh conditions of rural life and complicated emotions among the people. Ethan Frome holds a firm place asone of American literature's great tragic love stories.Ethan Frome is a story of ill-fated love among three person, Ethan ,his wife-Zeena and her wife's cousin-Mattie and tragic ending caused by contradiction between ideal and reality.In the criticism of Edith Wharton both at home and abroad, critics are interested in discussing how Whaton criticizes the upper-class, discloses the weak points in human nature and how the work is tinted with tragic color. Critics at home tend to use the methods of the school of ethics, sociology and interpretation to analyze the thoughts of the novel. The thesis intends to remark on the artistic values of the novel from the view of its artistic features.Chapter One is a detailed discussion of the structure of narration. Wharton Wharton began thus, assaulting us with the narrator's presence in the very first word. It is a decidedly unusual way to open a fiction. In the eyes of the nameless narrator, Ethan Frome was...