Like many individuals in today 's society, Ethan Frome merely wished to achieve his aspirations and pursue lifelong contentment. However, Frome 's over ambition created more complication than achievement. Frome processed many extraordinary qualities, such as his intelligence and benevolent nature. Though his moral character possessed merit and his actions were of good intent, this is what ultimately drove him to a tragic end. From early adulthood, Frome’s nature took precedence over him. He postponed his own education in order to tend to his parents until their demise. He then fell in love with his mother’s caregiver, Zeena, who he later felt obliged to marry. Once Zeena became ill, her cousin, Mattie, became her caregiver. Frome soon