Smart Ones get Away
“The Smart Ones Get Away” Ethan Frome did not just live in Starkfield, MA, he was trapped there. ... Most of the smart ones get away. ... Gow’s comment also refers to the smart ones getting away. For Ethan, he did try to get away but because of his family’s health, he came home only to see his own dreams pass him by; or “get away. ... Ethan did not want to be alone once his mother passed away. ... He had only a little money for he and Mattie to run away.