# Ethan Frome — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.

- [Ethan Frome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/ethan-frome.md): The narrator introduces the bleak winter landscape of Starkfield, Massachusetts, and the enigmatic figure of Ethan Frome, a crippled and silent man whose tragic past is hinted at through local gossip and the narrator's o
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/prologue.md): The narrator, an unnamed engineer, arrives in Starkfield and becomes intrigued by the mysterious, physically broken figure of Ethan Frome. Through conversations with locals like Harmon Gow and Mrs. Ned Hale, he pieces to
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/i.md): Young Ethan Frome walks through the frozen Starkfield night toward the church dance, reflecting on his deepening bond with Mattie Silver, who lives with him and his wife Zeena. He recalls their shared walks and his joy i
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/ii.md): After the dance, Ethan Frome hides behind the storm-door and watches Mattie Silver exit the church. He observes Denis Eady attempt to persuade Mattie to ride home with him, but she refuses and walks alone. Ethan catches 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/iii.md): Ethan works in the wood-lot, reflecting on his marriage and Mattie's arrival in Starkfield. Zeena announces she is going to Bettsbridge to see a new doctor, leaving Ethan and Mattie alone for the night. Ethan feels relie

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ethan_frome_se/chapters/epilogue.md)

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