Quotes From A Farewell To Arms Chapter 8

In 16th century France marriage is not seen as a bond between two people that love each other. It is instead seen as a man and wife being arranged together as one to assume duties of gender roles such as the woman having children and taking care of the house, fields, children, and husband. The man assumes the role of working and passing on family traditions such as working the land and tending to livestock. Martin Guerre and Bertrande go through the exact same custom except Bertrande is not an everyday 16th century woman. She is independent and does not want to conform to customs she does not wholeheartedly agree with. So when Martin Guerre leaves, Bertrande sees his departure as an opportunity, especially

First, one should focus on the language and Henry's ethos. The soldiers are burdened with the thought of a

“He felt that in this crisis his laws of life were useless. Whatever he had learned of himself was here of no avail. He was an unknown quantity. He saw that he would again be obliged to experiment as he had in early youth. He must accumulate information of himself, and meanwhile he resolved to remain close upon his guard lest those qualities of which he knew nothing should everlastingly disgrace him.” (Crane, Chapter 1) From this quote the reader can tell that Henry is fearful about whether he has the courage to fight in a battle. Henry assumes that war is only for creating heroes and that they are granted prestige in society. When he recalled his mothers advice, he realizes that it isn’t about making a name for himself, but meeting his responsibility honestly even if he has to sacrifice his own life.

To recap, King Henry V is telling his men that if they fight, they will become a brother to him, which means calling them his equal. He tells them it does not matter if they live or die, because they will forever be remembered by all. They will have

In the beginning of the book, the author describes Henry’s beliefs about the war. He thinks war is about the glory soldiers receive or dying a hero’s death. As he gets into the first battle, he is suddenly faced with the reality. Passing be dead soldiers and watching the battle before him causes Henry to flee. As he is running away, he happens to stumble upon a rotting corpse, this makes the realities become even more clear. Shaken from the encounter, he moves on.

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque in 1929. The novel is narrated by a young man named Paul who recently graduated from high school and is enlisted in the army during the first world war. During the first five chapters, there are three motifs that are consistent. These include animal instincts, horror, and nature.

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.

When faced with adversities early into his first battle, he quickly reconsidered his views on war and courage. By running away from the face of battle, Henry “saw his vivid error, and he was afraid that it would stand before him all his life” (Cane 24.30).  This pushed him into believing that he would never be a man of courage of masculinity. This “error” of running away caused Henry to be angry at himself for mistakenly thinking the battle was over and abandoning his fellow soldiers. While away from the battle Henry discovers “that he had a scorching thirst” and “his body was calling for food” (Cane 11.21). From the struggle of war and the experience of Wilson, Henry learns to reflect upon his life and learn from his mistakes, rather than being angry at himself. This allowed Henry to be influenced by the culture around him, shaping him into acknowledging that courage was not depicted by a gunshot or a wound, but by the act of adhering to the line of duty and learning from your

But in the second battle Henry flees from his comrades while they held the line as the rebels tried to push them out. The regiment ended up being the victors of the second battle too. But Henry was worried about what the other soldiers would say to him since he ran away from the battle. I believe Henry was always afraid of battle even before it started and when the enemy came sprinting towards him he was shocked and started to flee.

When the men regroup for the second attack, many of the Union soldiers around henry begin to run away. Henry gives into the pressure and joins in the retreat, he wasn’t prepared for the horror that war brings. As he’s running, he seems to observe everyone else around him. He sees his captain lying stretched on the ground, dead, the babbling man was grazed by a shot to the head, and another man grunted as he was struck in the stomach, along with many others that just started dropping to the ground. As Henry ran, he feared for his life that he was going to be struck in the back, but he continued running. The thought of self-preservation seemed more important to him than fighting with selflessness and bravery along with the other

This quote is a very significant quote because it represents turning into a soldier and no longer just being a single man, and Henry being lost in his thoughts. Henry Fleming now has to work together with his other comrades. This quote also represents that he has to change as a person who has courage to fight with others. This quote basically means that Henry Fleming does not know where he stands in the army, he is an “unknown quantity.” Overall as Henry Fleming first joined the army he did not find himself as a help or benefit, and he did not know what he was worth.

“The Youth,” which Henry is referred to as, dreamt of glory in battle and being a hero (Crane 2). That is the reason why Henry enlisted himself; even though he told his comrades he was forced to be in the army. His mother’s farewell speech is ironic because he thought that she would give him a tearful and long speech, but all she really said was to “Watch out, and be a good boy” (4). She does not want Henry to be a hero even though that is what he went to war for. She told Henry that she will be fine if he does not return home. Henry tries to pull off being a confident and good soldier, while in the reality he is very nervous about what will happen in battle. Throughout the novel, he questions his courage and if he would run from battle. At an early battle, Henry continuously fires at the enemy line and feels like he is a courageous soldier. However, soon after this battle, another one erupts and Henry runs from it. This is

He described that he couldn’t escape even if he wanted to. Through this analogy, the reader can see that Henry is reducing the soldiers to unthinking, unfeeling machines, performing their duty without taking into account the threat of injury or death. As he looks around at the faces of the rest of the soldiers in his regiment, he notices their focused commitment to the firing of their rifles. He wonders if he is the only one faced with questions of morality. While the regiment began to advance, Henry was shocked to receive a packet of letters from Wilson, who feared he would die in battle. After the battle, he is glad that he made it through the first day. He begins to lose the romantic vision of war by seeing the realities, but he starts lying to himself about who is really is.

Henry initially believed that fighting in the army would bring him courage and glory and give him the chance to sacrifice himself for a bigger cause. He believed death in battle would make him famous and make sure his death would not be insignificant. However, seeing corpses makes him realize that even if he was to die gloriously and deserving of an honor posthumously, he would not receive any. Anything he did while alive in battle would no longer matter when he died. Despite what honorable deeds he was to accomplish during his time in the army, his death would not be glorious, as the corpses

In Act 4 scene 3 the quote " Dying like Men , though buried in your dunghills" this suggests that Henry is trying to portray is that no matter where you die ,you will still die with the same glory as the rest of the men. "Dying like men" this suggests privilege , dying with importance and magnificence also "Dying " is in the present tense and "ing" shows its ongoing .Furthermore , "men" suggests dominance , power and authority. "Your Dunghills" suggest garbage , rubbish and low class , this emphasises how Henry is showing how high the English are compared to the French . This links in with a very famous patriotic poem "the solider" by Rupert Brooke. The tone of the poem is very arrogant ,but only to an Morden reader .However , to a reader back in WW1 it shows love and appreciation to his beloved