I AM TIMED! BRAINLIEST! In this excerpt from Ethan Frome, what purpose does the cushion serve? Click here to read an excerpt from Ethan Frome. It serves as a symbol of Ethan’s marriage to Zeena. It is one of the few beautiful belongings in Ethan’s life. It symbolizes the comfort that Zeena has provided for Ethan. It represents the hardship that Ethan has experienced in life.

It serves as a symbol of Ethan’s marriage to Zeena

Explanation:

The cushion that Ethan throws across the study is the only cushion that Zeena ever made for him which symbolizes his growing rejection of her and his attraction to Mattie and his wish to elope with her.

The book Ethab Frome is about the protagonist Ethan who is dissatisfied with his marriage to his wife Zeena and his love with her cousin Mattie. Zeena was the nurse who took care of his ailing mother but after marriage, he discovers he does not love her.

1 Our dive program... 2 local dives 3 a annual... an Mediterranean ?

4 further afield, while our also 5 used all... 6 a Caribbean Sea 7  members and

Explanation:

1 Dive is an adjective to program so the participle diving is better.

2 Local (diving) excursions is more accurate.

3 The correct form of the article is an annual  and  a Mediterranean one refers to one of the local 'dives'.

4 Skip the afield replace while for and and also refers to something else that is not mentioned.

5 Used all wants to impress but it is better to note that the diving association works with charter boats.

6 The Caribbean Sea because there is only one.

7 Replace and for with.

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