Ethan

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…so that Zeena would not be in the way, but instead supposedly made the decision to stay with Zeena by veering away from the tree at the last second leaving Mattie crippled and him with a warped left side. In this novel there were many choices that were made by Ethan Frome, most of which were poor and not well thought out in consequence these decisions brought him anguish and pain, and one short leg.