Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome tells the story of a man who is trapped in a loveless marriage and finds escape in the company of his wife's cousin. The novel is narrated by an unspecified third person, and most of the action is limited to the house where Ethan and his wife live with her parents. The novel explores the dynamics of this dysfunctional family and the ways in which each member is trapped by their own circumstances.
