Everyone at some point of their lives has gone through situations where they find themselves continuously keeping certain things like: thoughts, their own needs, or even happiness in complete confinement. This is either for the sake of their own morals, selflessness for others own needs, or even just out of fear from what they want or desire being wrong. Edith Wharton once said, “The worst of doing one 's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else,” which means that doing something or a task for someone else might cause the other person from doing what they truly want. In the story of Ethan Frome, the author Edith Wharton, tells the story of Ethan who falls in love with his wife’s cousin, Mattie, but he’s ultimately stuck
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The theme of silence is shown through this quote, “It pleased Ethan to have surprised a pair of lovers on the spot where he and Mattie had stood with such a thirst for each other in their hearts; but he felt a pang at the thought that these two need not hide their happiness” (4.26), Mattie and Ethan feel the same way about each other but they know they can’t do anything about it because of Ethan’s wife, who is sick and Ethan is the one who takes care of her needs and Mattie is the one who helps with household duties. The confinement of Ethan and Mattie’s prevailing love for one another is similarly portrayed in the song “The Balcony Scene”, by Pierce the Veil. In one part of the song the lyrics, “ Don’t react when I tell you,” This part of the song means that the two people are in love but if they talk about it or try make it something, things will go wrong, that’s the “don’t react” part, same when Ethan and Mattie know their feelings are mutual towards each other but they can’t express it because the reactions will be disastrous for both of them …show more content…
Is something still scaring you? Alright then tell me so, have you really danced on edge? Just hold my hand and go”, this part of the song describes the couple committing suicide and being indecisive, figuring out what has been holding them back and what still is, but finally just doing it so they can have a long craved forever. Just like when Ethan and Mattie go straight into the tree but it ends horribly because the two end up with permanent paralyzation and damage to their faces and
The theme of silence is shown through this quote, “It pleased Ethan to have surprised a pair of lovers on the spot where he and Mattie had stood with such a thirst for each other in their hearts; but he felt a pang at the thought that these two need not hide their happiness” (4.26), Mattie and Ethan feel the same way about each other but they know they can’t do anything about it because of Ethan’s wife, who is sick and Ethan is the one who takes care of her needs and Mattie is the one who helps with household duties. The confinement of Ethan and Mattie’s prevailing love for one another is similarly portrayed in the song “The Balcony Scene”, by Pierce the Veil. In one part of the song the lyrics, “ Don’t react when I tell you,” This part of the song means that the two people are in love but if they talk about it or try make it something, things will go wrong, that’s the “don’t react” part, same when Ethan and Mattie know their feelings are mutual towards each other but they can’t express it because the reactions will be disastrous for both of them …show more content…
Is something still scaring you? Alright then tell me so, have you really danced on edge? Just hold my hand and go”, this part of the song describes the couple committing suicide and being indecisive, figuring out what has been holding them back and what still is, but finally just doing it so they can have a long craved forever. Just like when Ethan and Mattie go straight into the tree but it ends horribly because the two end up with permanent paralyzation and damage to their faces and