A Farewell to Arms: Ernest Hemingway in Frederic Henry Experts often agree that to write an extraordinary piece of literature‚ the author must write of his‚ or her‚ first-hand knowledge or experience‚ of a subject matter; and Ernest Hemingway knew this. He was best known for his plain spoken‚ straightforward‚ no-frills writing style. Plain words‚ simple sentences‚ and frequent repetition earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. He was a literary scholar. Ernest Hemingway’s
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A Farewell to Arms‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ is somewhat of a Romeo and Juliet love story‚ with a tragic ending. In this novel‚ Romeo is Frederick Henry and Juliet is Catherine Barkley. Their love affair must survive the everything that is around them during World War I. The setting of this novel is war-torn Italy. The love between Catherine and Frederick must outlast long separations‚ life-threatening war situations‚ and the uncertainty of each other’s whereabouts or condition. This is a love
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Henry fights with the other soldiers in the first battle‚ yet he runs from the scene when the second battle starts. There are many reasons why Henry fled the scene of the second battle instead of the first. Upon reading we find out that Henry has a false idea of courage and that all he wants to do is to return home as a war hero. Before becoming that Henry has to overcome fear and gain courage. According to the pre-text‚ Henry fleeing from the second battle is an act of self-preservation which
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Ben Schumacher English II Honors Mr. Destefano 9/16/10 A Farewell to Arms Walking through the rain on a chilly night doesn’t exactly bring fond memories to the mind of many people. Hemingway wasn’t just using the weather in A Farewell to Arms just to add effect to his settings‚ it actually meant something to the book. Rain expresses deep reality‚ and depression of the story-book scenes to bring the characters back down to Earth‚ and sets a vision for the future of the plot by giving grim ideas
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May 2007 A Farewell to Arms By John Carlin For those on the ramparts of the world’s sole superpower‚ the digital winds are blowing an icy chill through the triumphant glow of the post-Cold War. People in Washington play lots of games‚ but none for higher stakes than The Day After. They played a version of it in the depths of the Cold War‚ hoping the exercise would shake loose some bright ideas for a US response to nuclear attack. They’re playing it again today‚ but the scenario has changed
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A "code hero" is someone who acts on his own despite what the people around him say or do. Ernest Hemmingway‚ the author of the novel A Farewell to Arms‚ not only sees a code hero as someone who acts on his own‚ but who also acts in a very masculine manner. Lieutenant Frederic Henry‚ the main character in the novel‚ is considered to be a code hero. Through Frederic Henry’s behavior‚ actions‚ and traits‚ he fits the description of a code hero. Through Frederic Henry’s behavior one gets the impression
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When reading Ernest Hemmingway’s A Farewell to Arms‚ I was struck by the vivid images he conveys with his descriptions of nature and the world. Hemmingway’s stark prose lends an air of bleakness to the story that truly puts the horrors and emotional turmoil of war into perspective. Although I was shocked and somewhat disappointed at the ending‚ I can see where Catherine’s death is necessary to complete the cycle and terminate the wartime romance just as the war must eventually terminate. I will say
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April 14‚ 2012 A Farewell to Arms & The Grapes of Wrath The two novels The Grapes of Wrath & A Farewell to Arms both contain a main character who shares some of the same qualities depicting how they live their lives. The Grapes of Wrath‚ written in 1939 involves the character known as Tom Joad; A Farewell to Arms has a very similar character in ways that might not be open to the public eye known as Frederic Henry. Written by Ernest Hemingway in 1928‚ A Farewell to Arms discusses the reality
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Determining whether Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a tragedy or romance is a tough task. As a novel set during World War I‚ it could be classified as a tragedy based on the depictions of warfare alone. However‚ behind that death and destruction‚ there is the very delicate‚ effervescent romance between the American Lieutenant Frederic Henry and the English Nurse Catherine Barkley. This all-consuming love (Catherine in particular seems to fade completely into it‚ saying “There isn’t any me. I’m
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Regina Carrere van der Woude AP English Language/Period 7 1 October 2012 A time of war is accompanied by death and separation‚ where morality simply becomes grey and banal and a pair of lovers solace is found in their isolation. In A Farewell to Arms‚ Ernest Hemmingway illustrates the strife of the narrator‚ Frederick Henry‚ with the young protagonist’s moral struggle with the reasoning behind war and the consolation found in his love for Catherine Barkley. Hemmingway sets the atmosphere
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