Compare And Contrast Zeena And Mattie

The tragic novel turned movie, Ethan Frome, has two main female roles: Zeena and Mattie. These two women have very diverse personalities. Zeena can be best described a controlling, over-bearing, self absorbed person who thrives for attention. On the opposite, Mattie can be looked at as lively and free spirited. But as we continued watching the movie we saw some major changes in both of these characters, some physical and some psychological. When first introduced, Zeena was shown as a lively, caring, young woman who very easily captured the heart of Ethan Frome. She cared for him and the household while his parents were ill. When winter came and his parents had passed away, Ethan asked Zeena to stay and take care of him. Very hesitantly she