From the very beginning on, the reader learns that Frederick Henry feels detached from life and is on a quest for identification. This gets clear in, for example, Chapter II when he gives insight into his feelings about being with women. "Clear cold and dry" is his view of experiences he had and the identification with his masculinity is all he has. In addi

But who has power over whom in the case of Catherine and Frederick? In my opinion, both have a certain power. Both recognize the relationship as a useful device for satisfying particular emotional needs. Playing their 'roles' had originally different reasons but eventually they move to play it as a team. He plays his role to regain the sense of order he has lost and she plays her role to find order at all. Not common order, but her own way of dealing with life. Together they live in an idealized world, fully falling into it when rowing across the lake, on their way to Switzerland. The power hereby is the fact that it is impossible for them to play their roles when they are apart and, therefore, become ultimately dependent upon each other's company.

The strength of this relationship lies, on the other hand, in their intimacy. Both know what to except from each other and both are not only fully aware, but also happy with what the other is. Paradoxically, they either maintain or find self-esteem in giving up parts of their characters. "Every relationship is a mixture where people meet and areas where they do not meet because the two people are different". In Catherine Barkley and Lieutenant Henry's case we find a couple ignoring the areas where they don't meet, and this creates a powerful bond between them, even if this means giving up parts of their identity.

The weakness of this relationship gets obvious through Catherine's self-destructive behavior. She feels completed only through him, as though it was through him that she found herself. With sentences like "...there isn't any me. I'm you. Don't make up a separate me" Catherine makes clear how insignificant she feels about herself and that she sees herself only complete through him. Moreover, she makes him "bigger-than-life" and is content with him making decisions and her loving for him. Notwithstanding, she misses the creativity within herself, having displaced it onto a man.

Catherine's love for Henry gets clear pretty soon. Although, in the beginning the reader perceives that she is just looking for a substitute for her dead

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