The first way that Ethan displays his weakness in the book is shown through his marriage to Zeena. Ethan was an intelligent student and was enrolled in school when he had to give up his schooling because of his sick father that he needed to help. Along with his father, his mother also became sick soon after. Zeena came to live with him and help care for his mother. Foreseeing that his mother was going to die, he asked Zeena to marry him in hopes that he would not become lonely after the passing of his mother. He didn’t necessarily marry his wife for the right reasons which he sooner realizes is a big mistake. However, she said yes and they got married even though she was multiple years older than him. There was something a little strange
