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Jack Ketelsen Period 4 AP NOVEL FORM 1. Title: A Farewell to Arms 2. Author and date of first publication: Ernest Hemingway, 1929 3. List four main characters with a one-sentence description of each. a. Frederic Henry- Frederic Henry is an American who joined the Italian army to become an ambulance driver during the war, and finds a woman that he quickly falls in love with. b. Catherine Barkley- Catherine is an English V.A.D. who is willing to do anything for Henry and that powerful love stay

A Farewell to Arms as a Classic Literary Work      A classic literary work has been defined as a work "that lasts through generations because of its universality of theme, ageless symbolism, word choice and the ordering of detail."  A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway should be considered a classic literary work due to the universal themes, ageless symbolism, word choice, and story detail.              Although there were several themes in this book, a major theme seemed to dominate

Ernest Hemingway wrote A Farewell to Arms, a celebrated historical fiction, amidst a time of war and personal suffering. Hemingway believed at this time that “life is a tragedy that can only have one end” (Hemingway, VIII). He continues further, calling war a “constant, bullying, murderous, slovenly crime” (Hemingway, IX). Hemingway also suffered at home, in addition to his issues regarding the state of the world. His wife had just endured a difficult pregnancy and delivery, which contributed to

Novels published after a major war are often the most deeply emotional, profound ruminations on human nature. The authors of these novels were once soldiers, living in fear and enduring sleepless nights. These authors channel their experiences and emotions into their work, often creating masterpieces of literature. A Farewell to Arms is one such novel. Its author, Ernest Hemingway, was in the Italian ambulance corps in World War I, much like the protagonist of A Farewell to Arms, Frederic Henry.

In Ernest Hemingway’s fiction book A Farewell to Arms the reader follows protagonist Frederic Henry through his continuously winding journey. This colorful wartime book possesses many themes, but contrary to the idea hinted behind Joel Armstrong's literary criticism “‘A Powerful Beacon’ Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms” love is not the central theme of the book. The topic that does reoccur and therefore proposes itself as the central principle, however, is the

A Farewell to Arms was written during a time of life-changing events and interesting times for the author Ernest Hemingway. During the writing of the first draft of this book Hemingway’s son was delivered by a Caesarean section which ties into an event that happens late in this book with the character’s wife. While Hemingway was rewriting A Farewell to Arms his father killed himself and Hemingway said that he was not going to allow his father’s death to distract him from his book but I believe that

A Farewell to Arms is one of Ernest Hemingway’s most admirable novels. It has received millions of positive and negative criticisms. It is also the most regarded American literary exemplary. The story is told from first person perspective. The perspective Frederic an American ambulance driver in the Italian army during War. He falls in love with an English nurse, Catherine, and he experiences the pain and loss in war and in life. Even though it is one of the most revered books in American literature

Catherine Barkly: man 's stepping stone to achievement and fulfillment The Bechdel test, while usually applied to films, asks whether a work of fiction features at least two named, women characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. Works that pass the test are considered to have a rudimentary level of female agency and independence. Ernest Hemingway 's hyper masculine novel, A Farewell to Arms, does not pass the Bechdel test. The novel, published in 1929, is set in Italy during

Ernest Hemingway’s novel, A Farewell to Arms, focuses on a man named Frederick Henry, an American Lieutenant fighting alongside Italians during World War I. During his stay with the Italian army, Henry goes through love, pain, and death of his comrades. He conforms to the military tradition because that is his duty; however, towards the end of the novel, Henry decides to abandon this conformity, and chooses to live for Catherine, his lover, and himself. This striking change of action and philosophy

What Would You do for Love? What would you do to save someone you love? In A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, a character does the most possible. That character is Frederick Henry, a lieutenant in the Italian army. Frederick is an American who volunteered to be an ambulance driver for the Italians in World War I. Henry survives being captured and his only way to escape is to dive into a swift river, board a train, and evade police. Catherine Barkley is the one whom Frederick loves so very