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Within Ernest Hemingway’s semi-autobiographical fiction A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway’s ironic devices and tone maintain a particular consistency throughout the novel. Hemingway’s writing style is very straightforward, constantly leaning away from being ambiguous, though there is still a sense of situational irony, coupled with a straightforward tone constantly found within the story’s plotline. Painstakingly simple and general, Hemingway does little to embellish and cover-up the brutalities of…

In the novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque the different possibilities of the effects war have on an individual are displayed distinctively. In A Farewell to Arms Henry realizes he is losing himself in the war and tries to find an escape through love. In All Quiet on the Western Front the way Paul views himself changes and puts a perspective not only on the present but on his past and his future too. In these two novels the…

Henry’s path to “greatness” was a long and rough one, and although he wasn’t a true hero until the end of the book, he did exhibit some heroic qualities earlier in the novel. For example, when Henry was injured and bedridden, he took a chance and elected to have his operation performed immediately. Any other soldier would have been thrilled if he had the chance to stay in bed for six months far away from the war, but Henry wouldn’t have it. This showed a certain amount of bravery and integrity…

1. I believe that Hemingway was foreshadowing the outcome of the novel by including the exclusive quote, “we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things.” A series of unfortunate events dealing with foreshadowing occurred throughout the novel to determine that the end result would be bitter. Within the novel, Henry and Catherine play enticing games with each other that foreshadows their growing love for one another. As the novel continues, so does Henry and Catherine’s love.…

When an author wants to portray something a certain way they have to use literary and rhetorical devices to lead the reader through the book. In A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway uses imagery, diction, foreshadowing and many other literary devices to send the reader through the lives of the characters. The devices Hemingway uses makes the characters become more realistic to the reader. With this being said the purpose of Hemingway’s writing is to give the reader a visual sense of the…

My personal coat of arms represents and showcases my personal identity, social identity as well as my national identity. The images I drew all have a distinct message behind them. In the shield I drew an Indian flag and the Canadian flag which represents national identity because my nationality is both Indian and Canadian. I was born and raised in Canada but both my mom and dads ancestory comes from India. These flags showcase who I am and where I’m from which is a key aspect in making up my…

A Not So Dynamic Duo Many characters in the novel, “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway, significantly impact the main character, Frederic Henry. Unfortunately, most of these supporting characters never get the chance to develop fully into their own dynamic role in the novel. These characters, known as static characters, are usually only in the novel to progress the story and support the main character, who in this case, is a very dynamic American soldier fighting in Italy during World War I…

The simplistic and transparent writing of Ernest Hemingway is distinctly shown in his novel, A Farewell To Arms. In chapter one, Hemingway uses coherent and distinct rhetorical devices such as polysyndeton, imagery, syntax, and diction in order to inaugurate the mood and tone of the novel. Syntactical imitations such as polysyndeton and anaphora by Hemingway give the novel a monotonous feel for the reader. The imagery shown in the first chapter establishes a somber and dim feeling for the reader…

What is the motivation of the main character/narrator, Frederic Henry in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway? To determine what Henry’s motivation is, we might first want to determine what kind of person he is and what kind of person he becomes throughout the story. After all, this is a story about Fredric Henry falling into love with Cathrine Barkley, and who Henry becomes as a result. Although, what motivates him does seems to change a little, as he learns what things are important to him.…

Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms is a beautiful novel that has a setting that takes place during World War 1. In the very beginning to be quite honest this novel did not capture my interest right off the bat the way I expected it to. I had to continuously force myself to reread the first couple of chapters over and over again until the theme of the story stuck with me. The overall main character or protagonist within this novel happens to go by the name of Frederic Henry. And one…