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AFAREWELLTOARMS ErnestHemingway AFarewelltoArms AuthorPlotsCharactersQuotesStyleSymbolsComments Weknowhewasawriter Onboxingring hewastheperseveringathlete Inthewoods hewasacoolhunter Atthesea hewasabullheadedfishman Onthebattlefield heisabravefighter Inthefamily hewasalsoahusbandandfather Author ErnestHemingway 1899 1961 Americannovelistandshort storywriter oneofthegreatAmericanwriters Hisfatherwasfondofhuntingandfishingandhismotherlovedliterature whichaffectedhislifeandworkdeeply HemingwayworkedasareporterfortheKansasCityStaraftergraduatingfromhighschoolin1917 Thenewspaperwasfamousforitsbrieflanguage Itwasjustlikehisstyleknownastelegraphicspeech WhenWorldWarIburstout heservedasamedicalvolunteer Whenthewarended hegotmedals 237woundsandunforgettablememoryofwar In1926 hefinishedhisfirstnovelSUNALSORISE whichdepicted lostgeneration Duringthisperoid healwayscreatedtoughguyfiguresinhisworks In1928 hefinishedthiswork Author DuringtheSpanishCivilWar Hemingwayservedasacorrespondent In1940hefinishedForWhomtheBellTolls HefoughtinWorldWarIIandthensettledinCubain1945 In1954 HemingwaywasawardedtheNobelandPulitzerPrizeforcourageshowninhismostfamousworkTheoldmanandsea Hewasincreasinglyplaguedbyillhealthandmentalproblems andinJuly 1961 hecommittedsuicidebyshootinghimself Nooneknowtherealreason Background DuringtheSpanishCivilWar Hemingwayservedasacorrespondent In1940hefinishedForWhomtheBellTolls HefoughtinWorldWarIIandthensettledinCubain1945 In1954 HemingwaywasawardedtheNobelandPulitzerPrizeforcourageshowninhismostfamousworkTheoldmanandsea Hewasincreasinglyplaguedbyillhealthandmentalproblems andinJuly 1961 hecommittedsuicidebyshootinghimself Nooneknowtherealreason Plotsummary HenrymeetsandattemptstoseduceCatherineBarkleyandtheirrelationshipbegins WhileontheItalianfront HenryiswoundedinthekneebyamortarshellandsenttoahospitalinMilan ThesecondpartshowsthegrowthofHenryandCatherine srelationshipastheyspendtimetogetherinMilanoverthesummer HenryfallsinlovewithCatherineandbythetimeheishealed Catherineisthreemonthspregnant Plotsummary Henryreturnstohisunit butnotlongafter theAustro GermansbreakthroughtheItalianlinesandtheItaliansretreat Henrykillsanengineeringsergeantforinsubordination Afterfallingbehindandcatchingupagain Henryistakentoaplacebythe battlepolice whereofficersarebeinginterrogatedandexecutedforthe treachery thatsupposedlyledtotheItaliandefeat However afterhearingtheexecutionofaLt Colonel Henryescapesbyjumpingintoariver CatherineandHenryreuniteandfleetoSwitzerlandinarowingboat HenryandCatherineliveaquietlifeinthemountainsuntilshegoesintolabour Afteralongandpainfullabour theirsonisstillborn Catherinebeginstohaemorrhageandsoondies leavingHenrytoreturntotheirhotelintherain Characters FredericHenryCatherineBarkleyRinaldi FredericHenry FredericHenryisthenarratorofthestory HenryisavolunteerambulancedriverfromtheUnitedStates InHenry weseethebeginningsofwhatcomestobecalledHemingway s CodeHero Henryisstoicunderduressorpain hemodestlydeflectspraiseforhiscontributionstothewar heisunflappableunderfire hedoeshiswork Heisa man sman inthathisthoughtsrevolveonwomenanddrink Heparticipatesinandseemstoenjoythebanal everydayconversationbetweenthesoldiers Heisattractedtothesimplegoodnessofthepriest who likeHenry stickstohisbeliefsdespitethewar sconstantpresence CatherineBarkley CatherineBarkleyisanEnglishnurse Shevolunteeredinthewaratthesametimeherfianceeofeightyearsjoinedthearmy HewaskilledintheBattleofSomme SheisEnglish professionalanddeeplyfeeling Hersexualdesiresandhersimpledesireforcompanionshiparesometimesatoddswithherneedstotendtotheill Likethecodehero shehandlesconflictingneedswithgrace givingtoboth butshortingnone FeministthinkerswillseeinCatherine Hemingway sperfectwoman wiseandcynicalinmanyways herwisdomcannotcontainherdesire AsHenrygiveshishealthandyouthtothewareffort Catherine schiefheroismistoignorethedangersofunprotectedsexandtoacceptthepainanddeathofchildbirthstoically Rinaldi RinaldiisaphysicianthroughwhomHemingwaydrawshisideaofanItalianmale Sketchedsomewhatjingoistically Rinaldiisunfailinglyexuberant ignoringsmalldetailsthatwouldstophislargeandgivinggestures Heloveswomenanddrinking bearingabottleofthelatterandtalesoftheformertohisfriendHenryasHenryrecoversfromhiswounds Heenjoysperformingsurgery seeingitasanenjoyablechallenge hegreetshisfriendFredericHenrywithaformalEuropean stylekiss HeusuallyreferstoHenryas baby Rinaldiisaformofthecodeheroaswell HeallowsHemingwaytoexploreanother non Anglo American wayofbeingmale offacingevenadifficultworld aninjuredItaly withjoiedevivre ignoringalldanger givinghimself Quotes Ihadgonetonosuchplacebuttothesmokeofcafesandnightswhentheroomwhirledandyouneededtolookatthewalltomakeitstop nightsinbed drunk whenyouknewthatthatwasalltherewas andthestrangeexcitementofwakingandnotknowingwhoitwaswithyou andtheworldallunrealinthedarkandsoexcitingthatyoumustresumeagainunknowingandnotcaringinthenight surethatthiswasallandallandallandnotcaring ItriedtotellaboutthenightandthedifferencebetweenthenightandthedayandhowthenightwasbetterunlessthedaywasverycleanandcoldandIcouldnottellit asIcannottellitnow Butifyouhavehadityouknow HehadnothaditbutheunderstandthatIhadreallywantedtogototheAbruzzibuthadnotgoneandwewerestillfriends withmanytastesalike butwiththedifferencebetweenus HehadalwaysknownwhatIdidnotknowandwhat whenIlearnedit Iwasalwaysabletoforget ButIdidnotknowthatthen althoughIlearneditlater 13 14 Quotes Passini Itdoesn tfinish Thereisnofinishtowar Warisnotwonbyvictory Onesidemuststopfighting Whydon twestopfighting 50 51Catherine Lifeisn thardtomanagewhenyou venothingtolose 137 Theworldbreakseveryoneandafterwardmanyarestrongatthebrokenplaces Butthosethatwillnotbreakitkills Itkillstheverygoodandtheverygentleandtheverybraveimpartially Ifyouarenoneoftheseyoucanbesureitwillkillyoutoobuttherewillbenospecialhurry 249 Thatwaswhatyoudid Youdied Youdidnotknowwhatitwasabout Youneverhadanytimetolearn Theythrewyouinandtoldyoutherulesandthefirsttimetheycaughtyouoffbasetheykilledyou OrtheykilledyougratuitouslylikeAymo OrgaveyouthesyphilislikeRinaldi Buttheykilledyouintheend Youcouldcountonthat Stayaroundandtheywouldkillyou 327 Style Hemingway ssignature标志性的declarative terse扼要的proseserveshimwellinthisnovel Itenablesournarratortobeinitiallydetached分开fromlife andalsoservestopaintanuncompromisingpictureofthewar Additionally itisusedtoproducearealisticnarrativefromHenry spointofview shyingawayfromelaborateschemesanddescriptions Becauseofit nothinginthenovelisromanticized ThelovebetweenHenryandCatherineisanelegantone andinHemingway shandsitbecomesmoreofafunctionofexistenceratherthantheprimaryfocusofthenovel ThereaderalsowillnotfailtonoticethehumorwhichHemingwaymanagestogleamdespitetheseriousnessofhistopic Theauthoris indeed findingsomethingtolaughaboutinlife muchashischaractersarediscoveringmeaninginanindifferentexistence Finally Hemingwayiswell knownforhisuseofobjectivecorrelatives有关联的andthisnovelisnoexception Thevividdetails fromcrowdedtrainstogaudy华而不实的hotelrooms oftentimesservenopurposeotherthantopaintamoodforthereader Symbols Motifs中心思想areimages objectsorsituationsthatkeepreoccurringthroughoutastory Symbolismdealswithmetaphoric比喻的substitution替换 AFarewelltoArmsstronglysaturated充满inimagesofnature manyofwhichserveasrecurringmotifsthroughoutthework Mostofthemcanbefoundinthefirstchapter whereHemingwayjuxtaposes并列放置imagesoffertilityandlifeagainstthoseofdeath andthisjuxtapositionreoccursinmanyplacesthroughoutthenovel Symbols Perhapsthetwomostprominent突出的symbolsinthisworkarerainandmud Itisrainingoutsidealmosteverytimesomethingbadoccurs suchasthearmy sretreatorCatherine sdeath andservestomarktheseeventsasrandomoccurrences justlikerainitself Similarly themudservesasanobstacletothearmyinbothoffensive进攻andretreat thusdemonstratingnature shostility敌意toman Rainalsoservesasalife affirming生命的肯定symbol onewhichbaptizes施洗礼HenrywhenhedecidestodeserttheItalianarmy Inthisdualpurpose Hemingwayplacesallcontrol bothcurseandblessing intothehandsoftheworldandnotofman Othersymbolsincludethesnowandwinter whichcontrastthehot dust filledbattlefield andtheactofdrinkingalcohol foundincharacterswhohaveabandonedsocialconventions惯例 Comments In1918ErnestHemingwaywenttowar tothe wartoendallwars HevolunteeredforambulanceserviceinItaly waswoundedandtwicedecorated Ou