The Sound Of Silence By Ethan Frome

“The Sound of Silence” is a song that exhibits numerous images of the feeling of isolation, embellishing with the motif of silence. The first two stanzas of the song strongly correlate with the story of Ethan Frome which accurately describes the inner thoughts and emotions of Ethan. The song starts with the phrase, "Hello darkness, my old friend” (Simon l). The phrase seems to have been utilized as if it is meant to describe the character of Ethan since the very beginning of the book where Ethan stands in the dark side of the church. thereby defining his cold, miserable character. In fact, Ethan is often associated with darkness throughout the book. He was always, "from the pure and frosty darkness in which he stood,” (Wharton 22). He is seen