Under the Granite Outcroppings of Ethan Frome.

The article discusses critiques of the novel "Ethan Frome," by Edith Wharton. It highlights the essay "The Morality of Inertia," by Lionel Trilling, which explains why such an immoral novel could not be lectured in a boy's school. It also explores the negative interpretation by Elizabeth Ammons of the novel, particularly its character named Zenobia Frome who is regarded as a witch.