Farewell My Concubine

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway which takes place in Italy during World War I. Readers learn of the character Frederic Henry and his lover, Catherine Barkley. Throughout the entire novel, Hemingway uses nature and weather in symbolic ways to gain the attention of readers. One of the greater symbols is the rain. Most people would agree that rain means life and that it does not have a negative symbolic use, but Hemingway uses rain as a symbol for death and despair. During the…

Liesel says this: “‘Please,’ she said, ‘my papa’s accordion. Could you get it for me?’ She removed the injured instrument and laid it next to Papa’s body. ‘Here, Papa’” (Zusak 538). Even right before Hans death Liesel wants him to play the accordion because she knows it will comfort her, and…

Ernest Hemingway’s novel, A Farwell to Arms, exploits Catherine’s situation as a means to draw parallels to the unfortunate setting of the novel better known as the war. Throughout the novel, Hemingway takes a liking to the mounting relationship between Catherine and Frederic Henry, the protagonists of the novel. A Farwell to Arms shadows Henry’s journey to escape from the war as well as appease Catherine, who eventually transforms into the love he so desires. Desperate to preserve his…

reading many articles about what happened in the internments and how japanese felt and many of them have themes that they share. The texts Farewell to Manzanar, “Why Children Did Not Knock At My Door Halloween This Year”, and “ Remembering The No-No Boys” reveal the following recurring themes on discrimination, separation of families , and prejudice. Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki…

Fight or Flight In In Our Time, Ernest Hemingway writes stories in which various characters experience and cope with loss. Set around World War I, the stories’ characters usually only appear once, except for one. Nick Adams appears multiple times throughout the collection, and seems to age as he does so. The first few stories describe his boyhood, and later ones, his transition to manhood. In depicting Nick’s mindset during his youth and young adulthood, Hemingway accurately illustrates the…

Hemingway utilizes the motif of rain to illustrate Frederic’s developing realization that death is inescapable and to remind readers of the transient nature of life. Rain, an uncontrollable element of nature, is associated with death numerous times in the novel. The author chooses rain to symbolize death in order to emphasize the futility of attempting to escape death. Rain as a representation of death is first introduced when Frederic narrates, “At the start of the winter came the permanent…

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…

The Big Sleep is an interesting novel by Raymond Chandler with many twists and turns throughout the entire plot, with an abrupt plot twist at the very end. The story is set in the in Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, from the point of view of Philip Marlowe, the protagonist. The basic plot of the entire story starts when a private detective, Philip Marlowe, gets hired by a wealthy man, General Sternwood, for a job, which involves the blackmailing of one of his two daughters, Vivian Regan.…

allowed King Arthur to not have to fight the Green Knight. The code of chivalry helps explain that one of the knights has to step up to keep his honor and protect the King and his court. “And the loss of my life would be least of any; and it is I that have asked it, it ought to be mine, and if my claim be not comely let all this court judge. And all councel all unite to give Gawain the game and release the king outright” (lines 355-365). The bravery to come forward and risk one’s life is another…

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…