Edmund Wilson, in an internet article, "Ernest Hemingway: Bourdon Gauge of Morale," suggests that A Farewell to Arms is a tragedy of love and war . His purpose is to link the two different sides of the novel together in order to give readers a better understanding. Wilson supports this suggestion...
For instance, in A Farewell to Arms is a title that makes the reader think what the book is actually based on and almost lures the reader in to find out. ... This is why Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms was written so well. ... He is saying farewell to something that that had a great impact on his life. ... At this point he learns to say farewell to the war because he finds something greater, his love for Catherine. ... He finally gives up all his hope and sits there with her until the final farewell of Catherine, his love, dies. ...
Love brings security, well-being, and happiness to a person. Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms portrays a tragic romance between Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley. The two individuals both use each other as an escape from the insanity of the war. They begin their relationship as a shallow es...
"Evidently it did not matter whether I was there or not." (Pg. 16) This quote shows that Henry doesn't really believe he is a part of this war and the anguish that comes from it. Only later in the novel when he falls deeper in love with Catherine, does he actually see the war as people should see it. Also this is one of the reasons why he deserts the Italian army. He saw the Italian army so confused and disordered that he had no reason to stay. ...
Nickolai squeezed his eyes shut, trying to ignore the high pitched meow of this short and stubby cat, Lucifer. He didn't know what was up with his stupid cat, but he did know that this wasn't his normal behavior. Thinking that Lucifer was just hungry, Nickolai got out of his bed and fed him. No matter how many times Nick shaked the bag of food, Lucifer just stayed in his room and yowled, staring at the ceiling. His fur was puffed up and he wouldn't move; Nick just decided that Lucifer could hear the neighbors dog and it was freaking him out. ...
