Ethan Frome
Why did Ethan quit college?
Chapter 1?
Chapter 1?
Ethan left college after his father's death because of financial problems.
His father's death, and the misfortunes following it, had put a premature end to Ethan's studies; but though they had not gone far enough to be of much practical use they had fed his fancy and made him aware of huge cloudy meanings behind the daily face of things.
Ethan Frome