Ethan Frome: Movie Version

THE MOVIE VERSION OF ETHAN FROME IS NOT LIKE THE BOOK by Edith Wharton
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Study Guide compares the book Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton to the movie Ethan Frome

RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Ethan Frome (1993) starring Liam Neeson, Joan Allen, and Patricia Arquette. Directed by John Madden. A Miramax Films Picture.

WHAT’S IN THE BOOK THAT’S NOT IN THE MOVIE?
the engineer . . . the graveyard . . . the suicide pact . . . Ethan’s red scar . . .
Mattie’s red hair ribbon . . . the church picnic . . . the pillow . . . Ethan’s study . . . the shaving scene . . . Ethan’s letter to Zeena . . . Mattie’s note to Ethan . . .

WHAT’S IN THE MOVIE THAT’S NOT IN THE BOOK?
Reverend Smith . . . Ruth as narrator . . . the pump scene . . . the love scenes . . . the fox . . . the poison . . . the gift from Denis . . . the comb . . . Mattie’s singing . . .

WHAT’S THE SAME?
the dance . . . the search for the key . . . Zeena’s trip to the doctor . . . the pickle dish . . . the sawmill . . . the smash-up . . . 

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