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3 Cards in this Set
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Ethan Frome
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Ethan Frome - The protagonist of the story, Ethan is a farmer whose family has lived and died on the same Massachusetts farm for generations.
Zenobia Frome - Ethan’s sickly wife, more commonly known as “Zeena.” She comes across as prematurely aged, caustic in temperament, prone to alternating fits of silence and rage, and utterly unattractive, making her the novel’s least sympathetic figure. Mattie Silver - Zeena’s cousin, who comes to assist the Fromes with their domestic tasks. The Narrator - Although he recounts the story’s events, the narrator (an engineer by profession) plays no part in the story itself. Denis Eady Mrs. Ned Hale Ned Hale Andrew Hale Set in winter |
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The House of Mirth
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Lily Bart - Lily, the novel's protagonist, is an unmarried 29-nine-year-old woman who desires to be a social success.
Lawrence Selden. Bertha Dorset - The wife of George Dorset. Gerty Farish - Gerty is Selden's cousin. Simon Rosedale Gus Trenor Percy Gryce Carry Fisher George Dorset Ned Silverton Mrs. Peniston - Julia Peniston is Lily's wealthy aunt who lives on Fifth Avenue. Jack Stepney and Gwen Stepney Grace Stepney |
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The Age of Innocence
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Newland Archer - The novel's protagonist. Archer is a wealthy young lawyer married to the beautiful debutante May Welland.
Countess Ellen Olenska May Welland Mrs. Manson Mingott - Grandmother to May and Ellen, Mrs. Mingott is a fat and fiery old aristocratic lady who wields great influence over the New York clan. Henry and Louisa van der Luyden - The descendants of pre-Revolutionary Dutch aristocracy, this elderly couple is the last word in social authority. Julius Beaufort Mrs. Archer and Janey Archer - Mother and sister of Archer, these two women act almost like sisters Lawrence Lefferts Sillerton Jackson Medora Manson - The eccentric old aunt of Ellen' Ned Winsett - The bohemian journalist friend of Archer Mrs. Lemuel Struthers - |
