Mrs. English
English IIII/1B
August 14, 2013
The Thin Line between Ethan Frome and Jay Gatsby
The attempt to capture the American Dream is a theme in many novels, and that’s no exception to The Great Gatsby and Ethan Frome. Jay Gatsby and Ethan Frome weren’t different in many ways. They may have lived in different times but they lived the same. These two men wanted to acquire the American Dream through happiness, wealth, power, and desire but lived the same life of sadness, silence, and not too wealthy.
Jay Gatsby and Ethan Frome lived their lives in silence. In the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby once had a love affair with a woman named Daisy. He was deeply in love with Daisy but there was one problem. Her social status