Lost Illusions and Bitter Wisdom
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton both show lost illusions and bitter wisdom. ... ” Jody’s illusion that he can control the world around him through money is lost because one cannot control Mother Nature. The illusion is lost that Jody can control nature when he becomes sick. ... ” This illusion is lost because of the constraint social and moral concerns involved. ... Both Janie and Ethan suffer through lost illusions and bitter wisdom.