How reliable is the narrator in Ethan Frome?

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He is portrayed as a very laid-back man who is willing to tell a story when he can. He developed the tales of Ethan (quote) “as far as his mental and moral reach permitted”. The narrator is quite aware of this, although he is willing to hear what he can when he has the opportunity...
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The narrator is quite aware of this, although he is willing to hear what he can when he has the opportunity. Harmon draws out only the surface description of Ethan, leaving (quote) “many perceptible gaps between his facts”. Although after reading the novel one might reflect on this first picture given of Ethan as accurate, Harmon still fails to reveal the “deeper meaning of the story” which has, in effect, been lost within these gaps...
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