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Content Summary for Teachers
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As Ethan grows closer to Mattie, he becomes more tormented by his unhappy marriage. Tensions reach a high one evening when Ethan walks Mattie home from a church dance. Their walk home is intimate and makes their feelings for one another more clear. However, when they arrive home, they find themselves locked out of the house.
Ethan and Mattie are confronted with the reality of their situation when Zeena opens the door for them. The tension between Ethan, Zeena, and Mattie is palpable. Zeena is not impressed when Ethan claims he needs to go over the mill's accounts instead of going to bed. After what seems to be a warning glance from...
