That narrative progression, Wharton claimed, is notable for its formal unity. The story’s intended trajectory can be epitomized in the casting aside of “frocks” for “trousers,” in the hobbledehoy’s progressive shedding of boyhood for manhood characteristics. defines as a “clumsy or awkward youth” “between boyhood and manhood,” she described the novel in terms of sexual maturation: “I have let its frocks down every day, and soon it will be in trousers” (qtd. Interestingly, her surname could allude to her being from a richer and happier background in comparison to Ethan and Zeena **There's also the town of Starkfield, with "stark" possibly alluding to the the towns lack of prospects for Ethan.In a letter to her friend Bernard Berenson, Wharton called Ethan Frome a “large, long-legged hobbledehoy of a young novel” (qtd. **Mattie's surname of "Silver", implies that she's something shiny and new and therefore far more appealing to Ethan. She rules over Ethan and, later, ] lives. And Mattie's Even when she's not in the house, she still has a domineering presence. **Zeena's full name Zenobia "Zenobia" means 'sign' or 'symbol' and was the name of a ruthless Biblical queen. Sure, he's permanently staying in Starkfield Mass, however, he doesn't have the strength to change his situation for the better and, while he "endures" his cold marriage to Zeena, it's not framed as a good thing. * MeaningfulName: Ethan MeaningfulName: **Ethan means 'permanence,' 'strength' or 'endurance' Zeena's 'endurance', though for his case, it's ironic. Zeena or if he never married her in the first place. * JustEatGilligan: Literally ''all'' of Ethan's problems would have been solved if he'd just divorced Zeena. The first thing she does when gets back home is to send Mattie away, even though the latter doesn't have anywhere to go or to support herself after her parents died.
She's mean, cold, emotionally abusive to Ethan, and uses her hypochondria to get what she wants.
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