The Great Gatsby Moral/ Intellectual Approach

[jensen40]

Edith Wharton's novel, Ethan Frome, has a very important lesson to be learned. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is faced with two conflicting forces that pull him in two opposite directions. These two forces are his marriage with Zeena, and his new found love for her cousin Mattie. In his head, he knew it would be wrong to leave his ailing wife who could no longer care for herself. On the other hand, he truly wanted to be with Mattie. The decision that Ethan makes is the lesson to be learned. The decision of choosing to be with Mattie shows that in life we need to go with what we want in life. Instead of getting caught up in what others want out of us, we need to think with our own minds and hearts when making tough decisions.

[Reaperx43]

Justin you stole my point! What the heck!!!

[Reaperx43]

And why did you put "The Great Gatsby Moral/ Intellectual Approach" if you used Ethan Frome?

[sam]

Sept 3, 2011 16:54:10 GMT -5 Reaperx43 said:

And why did you put "The Great Gatsby Moral/ Intellectual Approach" if you used Ethan Frome?

cool story bro

[Mrs. Steimer]

Great points about how the internal and external conflicts influence the main character's decisions. We can certainly analyze novels from a moral and intellectual lens when we are discussing conflicts. Well done, but be sure to use the correct titles!