... in 1937. Wharton was a writer of the twentieth century. Therefore, her ideas went along with those of other American writers of that time period. Wharton, like such successful writers as Faulkner and Fitzgerald, concentrated on the immense new subject of American values. She did not follow the pattern of writing about European topics and pursuits in the novel Ethan Frome. This novel was a ... perfect example of the writer's examination of America's new set of cultural boundaries and morals the twentieth century's arrival entailed. The setting of the novel Ethan Frome was notably ... aga...

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