Ethan Frome 1 - 9
Across
- 2. Zeena's physical frame and Ethan's patience
- 4. Starkfield landscape and Ethan's heart
- 5. The oppressive silence that fills the farmhouse
- 7. Mood of the Frome household and the winter sky
- 8. Conditions during the final fateful sled ride
- 10. How the three characters live together after the accident
- 12. The survivors after the accident
- 13. Ethan's feelings and the harsh landscape
- 15. The winter snow and Ethan's internal guilt
- 17. The monotonous and hopeless life on the farm
- 18. The reality of life in Starkfield
- 20. The characters' path toward their tragedy
- 21. The red pickle dish and Ethan's spirit
- 23. The overall tragic tone of the novel's conclusion
Down
- 1. Mattie's personality compared to the dark house
- 3. Zeena regarding Ethan's connection to Mattie
- 5. The glass fragments and the couple's future plans
- 6. Ethan making excuses to avoid Zeena
- 9. The winter weather and Zeena's personality
- 11. Ethan's existence before Mattie brought him joy
- 14. Ethan within his marriage and his town
- 16. Ethan's financial and emotional condition
- 19. Zeena's constant and complaining physical state
- 22. The Frome farmhouse and the characters at the end