... many winters. Most of the smart ones get away", makes the narrator experience " the sinister force of the town". Wharton uses and then repeats this phrase to pose questions about Starkfield, Ethan Frome, and the significance of winter. This results in an initial reaction, which subconsciously causes the reader to judge the town before any actual evidence has been given. Wharton ... ". This sounds very negative, as though the narrator is trapped in a prison-like environment where "Most of the smart ones get away". This provides a possible explanation to Starkfield's effect on people. Evid...

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