The most obvious difference from the book is the way the narrator is handled. In the book the narrator is a man that travels to Starkfield and looks for work. In the movie the narrator is Mattie's friend Ruth, who tells the story to Reverend Smith.

Reverend Smith moves from Boston to Starkfield to become the local preacher. Reverend Smith, shortly after moving to Starkfield, hires Ethan Frome as his driver. He does this after seeing the unfortunate condition that Ethan is in. When Reverend Smith sees no one helping Ethan, he becomes upset and considers moving back to Boston. This is when Reverend Smith is told

The book and the movie end with a scene that shows that Zeena must take care of Mattie and Ethan, and now Mattie is bitter and needs help. The movie does a good job of showing how Mattie has aged and how she has lost her sense of life.

the story of what happened to Ethan Frome. The movie version of the narrator is done well and adds a new character and more dialog to the story.

The most important part of the book and the movie is when Zeena goes to Bettsbridge to see another doctor. In the movie this is when Mattie and Ethan first kiss, but in the book they never kissed that night. This change was most likely made to add more to the movie because there was not much dialog in that part of the book.

In the book and the movie Ethan and Mattie stop to go sledding. In the book Mattie proposes to Ethan that they hit an elm tree the next time down the hill, but in the mov

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