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Ethan From: Life As A Failure

Ethan From, the main character in the book entitled Ethan From, by Edith
Wharton, has many complex problems going on at the same time. His family has
died and he has a wife that is continually sick, and the only form of happiness
he has is from his wife's cousin Mattie. This, however, at times proves to be
hard because of Ethan's wifes interference. Nothing seems to be going in Ethan's
favor. The main theme of the book is failure, and this is shown through marrying
his wife, not being able to stand up to his wife, and his involvement concerning
the "smash up." The first way failure is shown in the book is through the
marriage of Ethan and his wife. He married her because she had tried to help his
mother recover from an illness, and once his mother died he could not bear the
thought of living in the house alone. His wife was seven years his senior and
always seemed to have some kind of illness. It seemed all she ever did was
complain, and he resented......

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