A Farewell To Arms

Henry’s impetus action foregrounds his immaturity as he ‘didn’t consider’ the decision fully, not acknowledging the risk involved. This immaturity is in stark contrast to the steadfast, resolute behaviour exhibited by the soldiers through the novel on countless occasions. Henry showed a careless and unnecessary disregard for his own safety, unlike that of the soldiers where their risk-taking was

He uses symbols effectively, which helps him to explore the theme of disillusionment and death. Death in his stories has many names; for example 'nada' or 'nothingness' – it may be assumed that it is always present. “Hemingway and the Lost Generation thereby explored more than just death, but the possibility of escape from the corruption of the old dreams – of being able to “resume again unknowing” – without returning to the past” (Currell 2009: 39). His short stories contains an excellent portraiture of society struggling with their personal waste lands. Even though they are not literally about the Great War, they display the inner significance of the Roaring Twenties; they show society's mentality and confusion. “Themes of Hemingway’s works have their roots in journalism and in topic or events that he believed were representative of the post-war world his grown-up characters and his readers alike had to confront” (Stewart 2001: 31). Further-more, in Hemingway’s fiction all the values seem to be no longer valid; a reader encounters disappearance of religion, which failed to provide emotional support for traumatised socie-ty. It also does not present valid answers. Finally, in Hemingway’s short stories appears a very important theme of anomie – the state where there are no law or norms. It can be also defined as an individual’s alienation (Idema 1990:

Henry used pathos in a positive way, he was playing on hope and honor. “By God, I wouldn’t lose as much honor as a single man more would cost me, I think—not even if it meant giving up my

Frederic Henry embodies characteristics of the Hemingway Code Hero because he controls his emotions in the depths of danger, has courage and grace under pressure, and believes in action not talk. Henry embodies characteristics of the Hemingway Code Hero because he controls his emotions in the depths of danger. “I did not know whether I should wait to be questioned or make a break now”(224). While witnessing murders right in front of him Henry knew that his best option to survive the war was to escape and flee to another country.

Hemingway’s tone, displayed by Henry’s lack of focus and wistful remarks on past events, mirrors the disconnect from the events of the front as well as the narrator’s boredom. Fredric Henry laments because that “[t]he fighting at the front went very badly”, there was “no more racing” as well as “riots twice in the town against the war” (Hemingway 116). As the narrator looks back on these events, there is also an element of longing towards the amusements of the past. By also removing himself from the riots and the fighting, there is a disconnect from Henry and the war, adding to the darkness of the passage. As Henry’s mind drifts from the conversation of war to the “beautiful boots” of a British major, the discursive tone further

In Hemingway’s writing, he is always searching for truth, although, he often looks at the world in a nihilistic way. When reading through the authors’ short-stories or novels, he often refers to nothingness and the meaninglessness of existence. However, he also uses a practical application to repair his existential nihilistic viewpoints. Hemingway’s work is often seen as a representation of himself, and I believe that he used pragmatism as a distraction from the meaninglessness of the world. With suicide being prevalent in his family, I firmly believe that Hemingway himself strived for meaning in life, but eventually opted out because life is chaotic and there are too many unknown answers in the world. Hemingway tried to establish values and morals through pragmatism, but in reality, values are constantly changing and everything is temporary. By looking through a philosophical lens, I will demonstrate how Hemingway uses absurdism, nihilism, and pragmatism as a way to understand and interpret the world. In order to do so, I will look through Hemingway’s short-stories and novels and analyze passages critically to showcase the theories that are present in his work. In order to undertake this grand idea, I will also incorporate biographical elements to display Hemingway’s family history of suicide and to showcase his personal struggle to find meaning in the world.

According to Schaeffer, F., Rome did not fall because of barbarians, but they felled because they had no sufficient base and gradually became disintegrated (1976). I agree with Schaeffer, one reason being the Romans believed in man-made gods. Their gods were identical to themselves, they depended on the same society that the Romans depended on. “Actually, the gods in Greek and Roman thinking were like men and women larger than life, but not basically different from human men and women” (Schaeffer, 1976, pg. 21). Not only did Rome worship false gods, but they were unstable and selfish. They constantly change to adhere to the new norm; their thinking was not their own thinking. However, I do believe that the Romans got an idea and were creative

In A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway shows henry to be a hero in the beginning of the story because one of his men is injured and he came to a full recovery with his injury. Hemingway tries to show Henry as a hero then shows how some heroes can make mistakes also. Hemingway tries to show the hero and make him seem very obvious in the beginning of the story then turn out not to be a hero at all as the story goes on.

By exaggerating the whole event, Henry gives the scene a as mood and acts as if he has been actually shot with a bullet. Furthermore, doing this gives Henry glory because in his mind his wound is equivalent to a being shot with a bullet. Also, by making everything melodramatic, Henry is reassured he is a “man,” because he feels able to fit in with all the other soldier who have had “glory” through the wounds they have gotten. Through the words of Critic Mitchell D. Verner, “The youth also develops ‘an attitude of manfulness’ even before he has done anything heroic—and merely because he ‘performed his mistakes in the dark’... and the successful lie about his ‘red badge of courage’...leads him to conclude that he… has ‘a license to be pompous and veteranlike.’” From the fake wound he gets, a lot of courage and manliness is awaken within Henry.

Entering into the 1960’s there is this yet another new wave of criticism within the discipline of anthropology ushering in what is known as the postmodern movement. In essence this movement called for not only the reflexivity of text and language but critiquing previous methods of objectivity and representation as well as calling to attention obvious and unequal distributions of wealth and power in relation to Western institutions (Erikson, Murphy 2013). Individuals such as Bourdieu deconstruct such claims in which essentially state that anthropology, in a fashion has been used as a tool in European colonialism and domination. His argument is one in which seeks to explore this power dichotomy and its relationship to capital and habitus. My

After a countless amount of readings of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” I have often contemplated what it all means. I’ve previously been told by my undergraduate professor that the story has no intrinsic meaning or value. I refuse to believe that is true. All stories can have multiple meanings that are buried deep beneath the text. It just requires an extensive analyzation of the short story. Why would the story be written if it had no meaning? In this paper, I will search for meaning in the text that is primarily described as an exploration of existential nihilism. In order to analyze the story, I will deconstruct the meaning. The short story is filled with holes. Not only is there meaning within the text, but

This description of his problems does not justify just how tight of a grip this “insomnia” has on him. It is carried around as an astounding feeling of nothingness. In the article written by Steven K. Hoffman, “Nada and The Clean, Well-Lighted Place: The Unity of Hemingway’s Short Fiction,” it states that “The fact that only one, the old waiter, directly voices his experience and manages to deal successfully with nothingness is also indicative of a general trend” (92). The waiter is uncertain about the meaning of life. Some people seek refuge from a religion, whereas the older waiter sees religion as being “nada.”

Ernest Hemingway uses his unique writing style to captivate audiences with “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” Mainly through a few short pieces of carefully crafted dialogue that not only establish setting and push the thin plot but also convey the central theme of existentialism.

Restlessness, sadness, or just transparent everyday life – call it what you will, exasperation and displeasure are very universal themes in the works of Mr. Ernest Hemingway. In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," Hemingway submits a fairly discouraged view of the world, alluding to the point that even people who are joyous, young, and completely content will at some point in their lives end up alone, drunk, and sad. By showing us three people in various stages of life (young, middle aged, and old), Hemingway portrays that life grows progressively more disappointing, until the only feasible options are suicide or drunkenness.

Myth has for a long time come into question with whether they exist or are just fairy tales. People nowadays are just to ignorant to ask questions about things they believe in because they choose not to accept it, did Jesus Christ really die for our sins or was it a myth, is Jesus Christ a myth, who knows.