Talk:Ethan Frome

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What is a "chivalrous affair"? Joyous 14:08, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Hey everyone, this book is the worst book I've ever read. Also I think by "chivalrous affair" it's supposed to imply that their affair wasn't purely physical but Ethan deeply loved Mattie (none of this matters; the book is god awful). --142.161.181.136 06:21, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

I edited the line about Ethan's mother dying during autumn. She died during the winter: "He had often thought since that it would not have happened if his mother had died in spring instead of winter.” No mention of autumn.

Also, for some reason the Engineer was mentioned as Jordyn (a female) in the plot synopsis. Since the Engineer was never given a sex or name, this should be erased. Who the hell wrote this article?

Contents 1 Merge request 2 Film 3 Vandalism 4 References 5 Pulitzer prize 6 Real Life analogues? 7 Rollback

[edit] Merge request

And the point of the Starkfield article was? Can't see it myself. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)} 14:59, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Film

Should we include details of the film here, or have a separate article ? -- Beardo 08:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

seperate. Its a different thing, plus it needs a lot of space for whoever writes the article to fit in the laughing at how retarted that one scene where ethan and mattie sled down the hill at 2 miles an hour and then somehow get hurt. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.122.93.108 (talk) 03:43, 7 January 2007 (UTC).

We should also mention that Ned Hale opens the film by greeting the Minister (Engineer in the book). The problem with this is that Ned Hale is dead in the book by the time the Minister (engineer) arrives.

[edit] Vandalism

Josh, please discontinue vandalising this page. Everytime you vandalise a page, someone has to go out of their way to revert the page in question. This sort of behaviour is unacceptable when we are trying to make this a reliable encyclopedic source. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.171.41.223 (talk) 22:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] References

Are references just when the book is mentioned on TV or in other books and stuff? Because Regina Spektor mentions the book in her song, "2.99 Cent Blues," but I'm not sure if I should add it. Should I? MusicEqualsLife (talk) 18:43, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the "References" section several times because it's unencyclopdic. Unless the information is pertinent to the subject matter, it does not belong in the article. María (habla conmigo) 00:36, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I heard that there was an allusion to the book in the Simpsons. I'm not sure what episode/season, but Lisa was holding a book seemingly a few hundred pages long, when the actual text is barely over 100. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.108.185.182 (talk) 03:56, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pulitzer prize

I heard after this book was written that they took away her pulitzer prize and the prize people broke her knees and cut of her finger, is it true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.240.123 (talk) 22:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. It's beyond ignorant rumor and that's saying something. Good luck repeating the 7th grade and thanks for playing! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.2.142.63 (talk) 06:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Real Life analogues?

If Ethan represents Edith herself, then who was Mattie? Wm James? Dawud (talk) 02:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rollback

Sorry I rolled back this edit. The content seems to be mostly innocuous but the overall effect seems to be undeniably detrimental to the credibility of the article.

==Plot summary== -> --Tmarklo-2 (talk) 17:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)==Plot summary==

After the story is told, the narrator is shown inside Ethan's home, where he finds two old women, one of whom complains in a whiny voice of the coldness. The whining woman turns out to be Mattie, and the other woman is a healthier Zeena who now looks after Ethan and Mattie.

-> After the story is told, the narrator is shown inside Ethan's home, where he finds two old women, one of whom complains in a whiny voice of the coldness. The whining woman turns out to be Mattie, and the other woman is a healthier Zeena who now looks after Ethan and Mattie. Ethan and Mattie go to a dance together like the beginning of the book. After the dance is when they end their life

As I said, the content may well be a very great improvement (which is why I reproduce it here for discussion) but the edit in itself messed up the article. A typographical error. --Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The 19:16, 1 April 2008 (UTC)