A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, was a typical love story: a Romeo and Juliet placed against the odds. In this novel, Romeo was Frederick Henry and Juliet was Catherine Barkley. Their love had to survive the obstacles of World War I. The background of war-torn Italy added to the tragedy of the love story. The war affected the emotions and values of each character. The love between Catherine and Frederick had to withstand long separations, life-threatening situations, and the uncertainty of each other's condition. This novel was a beautiful love story of two people who needed each other in a period of complete upheaval. Frederick Henry was an American who served as a lieutenant in the Italian army to a group of ambulance drivers. At the start of the novel, Frederick was a drunk who traveled from one house of prostitution to the next and yet he was discontent with his unsettled lifestyle. Further in the novel Frederick became involved with Catherine Barkley, an English volunteer nurse who served in Italy. She was very experienced with love and loss. She lost a fiance in the war.
"I sat outside the hall. Everything was gone inside of me. I did not think. I could not think. I knew she was going to die and prayed that she would not. Don't let her die. Oh, God, please don't let her die. I'll do anything for you if you won't let her die. Please, please, please, dear God, don't let her die. God please make her not die. I'll do anything you say if you don't let her die." (330) This quote was one of the most saddening in the novel. Frederick Henry finally found someone to love, admire, and settle down with, and something terrible happened. It revealed how he has changed as a person. He changed from and over-sensuous womanizer to a person who had settled down and sought everything he hoped in life, but lost. child and did not really receive and answer. He concluded death is the end and when it comes, there is no where to go. Frederick Henry never truly became a code hero until the end when he accepted death as the end of existence. Frederick slowly fell in love with her and in his love for her, he found commitment.
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Approximate Word count = 765
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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