The poem “Storm Fear” by Robert Frost describes a scene where “the wind works against us in the darkness.” Throughout the poem, the frozen landscape serves as an antagonist fighting against man. In the classic tale Ethan Frome, author Edith Wharton also personifies the landscape. The New England village of Starkfield during the harsh winters is also an antagonist, preventing the characters from communicating with each other effectively. In both works the environment pushes Ethan and the speaker in the poem to suppress their feelings until it is too late to act. Both authors use vivid, detailed imagery to portray a dark winter storm. Frost begins the poem by describing the freezing atmosphere. In the second line, the author denotes a harsh winter storm that is “snowfalling.” This statement, along with the previously mentioned phrase, indicates that the scene is going against the characters. The word “skin” is a key word in this sentence. Skin can mean to attack or attack, but it can also be another word for the skin of a dead animal. This implies that the snow is so hard that it can be classified as deadly. The title “Storm Fear” does not have a positive connotation. . Rather than mentioning the beauty of a snowflake or describing a “winter wonderland,” the author chooses to describe winter as trying to end something (or someone). We talk about a "storm", not a snowfall. “Fear” is also not positive, as it can be defined as “an unpleasant emotion”. In Ethan Frome, Wharton's bleak description of New England winters is prevalent throughout the work. He refers to winter as “sunless cold.” (page 8). Harmon Gow even states that "most of the smart ones run [from the winter... middle of paper... who could have approached Mattie when he was alone with her by the fire, but instead makes her move to the chair of Zeena indicates that he must be "indolent" and "lazy" (p. 77) to get close to her. Neither character can make the change and overcome the storm's influence unless he tries hard, and he does." without help." In both Robert Frost's "Storm Fear" and Edith Wharton's great short story Ethan Frome, the landscape is personified to fight against the characters. Frost and the characters in the story are challenged by brutal winter storms that do not allow them to communicate between them effectively. Only when it is too late do they say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done. In the end, the landscape leaves Mattie and Ethan snowed in. had they been able to articulate themselves, things would have been different..