A Comparison of the Women in Deledda's "La Madre" and Wharton's "Ethan Frome"

        Two writers, both women, both from different backgrounds. Edith Wharton was high society. Grazia Deledda was a commoner from another country. Though both wrote almost exclusively to their won regions, their portrayal of women was quite similar. In Wharton's Ethan Frome she has two women, both distinct from one another. In Deledda's La Madre, two women also make up the bulk of the story. But there are many more similarities in these works. Released only …showed first 75 words of 1083 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1083 total…matter, for what matters is that it is in both books from the beginning to the end. Remarkable similarities from remarkable character. From Agnes to Mattie and from Zeena to Maria, the drama and tragedy encompasses all. And to compare these people or contrast the, either task would be worth doing over again. . . and again.          Works Cited Deledda, Grazia. La Madre (The Woman and the Priest). Italy: Dedalus, 1920. Wharton, Edith. Edith Frome. New York: Norton, 1995.