Ethan Frome

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Across
  1. 1. Mattie’s personality before the accident
  2. 4. Ethan’s dream of escape that never comes true
  3. 6. The emotion Zeena inspires in both Ethan and Mattie
  4. 8. The Frome family home, gloomy and isolated
  5. 9. The final state of the three main characters’ lives
  6. 11. The emotion that motivates Ethan and Mattie’s final decision
  7. 12. The stark, harsh environment reflecting Ethan’s life
  8. 13. Mattie’s life-altering physical condition after the accident
  9. 16. The relationship between Ethan and Mattie
  10. 17. The theme of unavoidable consequences
  11. 18. The emotional state Ethan is trapped in at the end
  12. 20. The disastrous action Ethan and Mattie take down the hill
  13. 21. Ethan’s wife, who ultimately gains control of the household
  14. 22. The physical act that seals Ethan and Mattie’s fate
Down
  1. 2. The ironic result of Ethan’s attempt at freedom
  2. 3. Ethan’s permanent physical injury from the crash
  3. 5. The narrator who pieces together Ethan’s story
  4. 7. The moral consequence that defines the ending of the novel
  5. 10. Mattie’s role in the Frome household after the accident
  6. 14. The illness that weakens Zeena but empowers her
  7. 15. The season in which the novel ends, symbolizing lifelessness
  8. 18. Zeena’s obsession that represents her dominance
  9. 19. The object Ethan and Mattie aim for at the bottom of the hill
  10. 20. The bleak New England setting of the novel