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Compare and Contrast the characters of Mattie and Zeena In the novel Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, the characters of Mattie Silver and Zeena Frome are dissimilar in many ways. Mattie is a compassionate, lively, outgoing woman who tries hard ....

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... after supper” every night, which is hardly an exciting life. This is a glaringly obvious variance from Mattie’s personality. Also, Mattie is much more compassionate than Zeena. An example of Zeena’s cold-heartedness is seen when she fires Mattie, her own relative, giving Mattie nowhere to go and no job skills on which to survive. Most people would not do this to their own kin. Mattie, on the other hand, is a very compassionate towards others, including Zeena. She is genuinely concerned for Zeena’s health when Zeena had to see the doctor and whenever Zeena wasn’t feeling well. She wants nothing but t ...