Ethan Frome Day 2

Do Now: Complete Self-reflection on Personal Narrative assignment.  If you have not turned your narrative in

today, explain why and what you will do to get it in a.s.a.p. Do this on a separate sheet of paper. 

Learning Target: Determine the affects of characterization on the reader.

Taciturn Every one in Starkfield

knew him (Ethan) and gave him a greeting tempered with his own grave mein; but his taciturnity was respected and it was only on rare occasions that one of the older men would detain him for a word.

silent - uncommunicative – reservedA person who says little.

Conspicuous The post master would

hand him an envelope addressed to Mrs. Zenobia—or Mrs. Zeena Frome, and usually bearing conspicuously in the upper left-hand corner the address of some manufacturer of patent medicine.

Conspicuous smile

Conspicuous- standing out, drawing attention

Focus on Descriptions

of EthanMark or highlight

descriptions of the character.

Film Depiction of Frome