LOVE VERSUS LUST
THE DECONSTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS TOWARD ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S NOVEL
A FAREWELL TO ARMS
Submitted to fulfill the final assignment of
Mata Kuliah Kajian Sastra Inggris Mutakhir
Magister Ilmu Susastra
Universitas Diponegoro
Nama : Tri Arie Bowo
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MAGISTER ILMU SUSASTRA
UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO
SEMARANG
2013
LOVE VERSUS LUST
THE DECONSTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS TOWARD
ERNEST HEMISNGWAY’S NOVEL
A FAREWELL TO ARMS
Tri Arie Bowo
Magister Ilmu Susastra Universitas Diponegoro
Abstract
Literature is an autonomous artwork. It can be interpreted from its own part. The relation of parts of a literature work creates meaning. The meaning obtained from relation of parts in literary work is unreliable. A
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I thought she was very beautiful.
Henry impression toward Catherine is not enough to justify his action toward Rinaldi. Catherine was the woman whom Rinaldi after. Rinaldi was the best friend of Henry but Henry betrayed Rinaldi just because of Catherine. It inferred that Henry’s impression toward Catherine was not just beauty but also something called love. Rinaldi’s love towards Catherine was deep. Rinaldi was willing to learn English because he wanted to get close to Catherine. Furthermore, Rinaldi would like to marry Catherine. Rinaldi’s love toward Catherine can be found as follows:
I was very dusty and dirty and went up to m y room to wash. Rinaldi was sitting in the bed with a copy of Hugo’s English Grammar. He was dressed, wore his black boots, and his hair shone.
Rinaldi: “I am now in love with Miss Barkley. I will take you to call. I will probably marry Miss Barkley.” Rinaldi: “I must make on Miss Barkley the impression of a man of sufficient wealth. You are my great and good friend and financial protector.”
Quotation above expressed Rinaldi’s love toward Catherine and Rinaldi and Henry’s friendship. Rinaldi and Henry was the brother at arm. Henry was willing to lend his money to Rinaldi but he was not willing to give Catherine to Rinaldi. It was obvious that Catherine is the precious thing in Henry’s life; that precious thing is love. Henry was an atheist which means that he did not believe in God. Henry revealed
Catherine's quick rise and fall from favor shows just how unstable Henry had really become in his final years. How he had no problem in executing anyone who betrayed him, even his 18-year-old wife. Catherine also represents the Howards final attempt to gain control and power in England by placing another Howard girl on the throne. During his reign Henry was known to keep favorites and handsomely reward those who pleased him. For this reason, early on the noble families of England vied for
The culture of set societal rules and conventions urges Catherine to be with Edgar, compelling her to be ‘the greatest woman of the neighbourhood’ due to them being relatively firm in their gentry’s status. This suggests the importance of her social status against the nature of her love for Heathcliff stating, ‘we would be beggars’, through employing the word ‘beggars’ the reader crafts the idea of her belief that she won’t survive without her status. Catherine admits ‘It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him’ Thus implying a swelling sense of her vanity and pride; enough to enjoy the position she gains from being married to Edgar despite her admiration for Heathcliff, being ‘more than (herself) than (she is)’and
There are two major themes in A Farewell to Arms that Hemingway clearly conveys: war and love. The war theme is obvious because the book is set during the World War. The theme of love is less obvious, it begins faintly because of the uncertainty between Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkley. Neither desire love or commitment to anyone, but act upon their desires of passion. As the story progresses, so does their love. The strength of their love is enforced by various understandings and agreements. Love is the theme that closes the book, leaving a final allusion of what their love is about.
about the threat of malaria when she goes with Mr. Giovanelli, she responses him bluntly: “I
Henry is trying to communicate to his audience that the British will betray them in terms that his audience will relate to or understand, so he uses a situation that happens in a well-known piece of
The quote occurs after Henry fled from battle. It shows that he believes running away was the right thing to do even if he left his friends to fight. Henry believes that saving himself was more important than standing and fighting with his regiment.
“Don’t know where you’re getting your information from Juice. But I will go on the record to say I did not ask you to lift these bitches. I have every intention on breaking you off. I never promised you in writing any percent-age of the sale of the business though. I had automatically assumed you’d be on for the ride and that you loved me. It’s not going to be so easy now. Look at the shit you have placed on me!” Racine
Catherine is ambitious. She has plenty of goals to do in the story. She runs off and gets married but her plans don't go right and she looses a good man. Her husband is very controlling and has no ambition, he only cares about himself. Isabella takes her time when going toward her goals in life. Women nowadays have ambition and are selfish. “ Isabella is nonetheless still vulnerable” ( Galef
In Chaucer’s “Franklin Tale” the plot revolves around a married couple: the knight, Arviragus, his young wife, Dorigen, and a young squire, Aurelius who importunes and attempts to Dorigen. The characters can be said to oscillate between desire and their ego honor which affects what they say and do. Lacan’s definition of desire tells us that we desire for recognition from this “Other.” Our desire is to become what the other person lacks. Duby’s model of courtly love is a concept that focuses on chivalry, nobility and women being at the center. In this paper, I will examine what the story reveals about the relation each character has to his or her desire, how they act in accordance to their desire and the role magic or illusion plays in the plot and how it affect characters’ relation to desire.
Catherine wishes for a love like Hester’s, who can’t access her own because of the society she lives in. If Catherine were to possess such a passion as Hester does, she would
Catherine is so wrapped up in her fictional world of reading that she becomes ignorant of her real life issues with Henry Tilney, for whom she has been love-struck since their introduction. She entertains herself with wild imaginings about his life and family. Catherine's imaginings foreshadow her eager desire for mischief as Austen's story develops. Catherine is endowed with a vivid imagination, but she has not yet learned to use it in concert with her perception, especially in understanding the interactions between people.
This implies that Henry is charming, as he was able to win over the princess of France and have her hand in marriage.
Soon after her own arrival in Bath, Catherine is followed by her brother James and Isabella’s brother John Thorpe. At the initial meeting with the boys, Catherine is mistaken on two different points, still being ignorant in her perceptions of other people. Although slightly thrown off by John’s manners, Catherine is unable to formulate her own negative opinion of him, too affected by the opinions of Isabella and James, and “her judgment was further brought off by Isabella’s assuring her…that John thought her the most charming girl in the world” (Austen 48). For Catherine, it is easier and more natural to accept the opinions of someone like Isabella, a mentor figure. Also, in the same scene, Catherine makes the assumption that her brother James has journeyed “so far on purpose to see me” (49). Catherine hastily jumps to this false conclusion, not having the experience to detect James’ continuous questions and compliments of Isabella as a sign of his true motives for coming to town: to visit the “prettiest girl in Bath” (49).
Throughout the War, Rinaldi witnessed the horrors of battle as a surgeon in the Italian Army. To cope with the exertions and adversities that he faces, Rinaldi drinks heavily and views woman as objects, not as people. Renaldi lives to have a great time. He goes out and parties every night with intentions to encounter a woman to bring home. He has no desire to love them for more than a night. Unlike Henry’s love for Catherine, Rinaldi only desires the pleasure of being with women. He does not want to be alone. Every time they meet Rinaldi offers drinks to Henry. Rinaldi does not drink in moderation and cannot stop his urge. Furthermore, his alcoholism helps him forget the horrors of the day. He has been through
Frederic's education is enhanced by his relationship with the English nurse, Catherine Barkley, as well. Originally, Catherine is nothing more than an object of sensual desire, but as the novel progresses, Catherine becomes symbolic of Frederic's final resolution. At first Frederic views Catherine as a replacement for the boring prostitutes that he is accustomed to visiting. He takes advantage of her situation; Catherine's fiancé has been killed in the war.