Good luck with your arms
Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a tragic WWI story that deals with love and raises philosophical questions. In Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, there are three primary messages he wants to convey to his audience: the horrors of war, ours. of a dark and senseless world, and the need to escape from the cruel reality of war and a senseless world. The messages are conveyed through the character of Henry, who is dealing with the traumatic effects of war, and who is dealing with a number of philosophical questions as he navigates his life. Catherine’s character becomes Henry’s shield, protection from outsiders; you will rest from reality itself.
In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway essentially shows the brutality of war and its psychologically and physically harmful effect on people. In the new matter, there are many who are affected by the horror of war; soldiers weak, wounded, wounded in every way. The lives of soldiers are disgusting and their death is considered the least. “At the beginning of the winter came a constant rain, and when the rain came the cholera. But it was checked, and in the end only seven thousand of it died in the army.” The human factor in war is despised, soldiers are not men but bodies fighting for a cause that can never be attained. Henry is unstable because of the war, he is unhappy and the bitter memory of the war is constantly fighting in his mind. The more he experiences horrors in war, the more his aversion to war grows, he even describes war as “rotten”. When Catherine mentions the place of war, Henry suddenly wants to change the situation, he can’t even think about war, it’s just too much work for him. Ultimately, Henry’s goal is to leave the war both physically and psychologically, the latter becoming more difficult for him.
Hemingway also wants to show how dark and senseless life is. Henry is an atheist who doesn’t give much thought to philosophy until the possibility of Catherine’s death strikes him. Catherine is the only source of Henry’s faith, all these things are for him, she is his God. When Catherine dies, Henry’s whole life changes. He begins to speak with God, so that he may not ask Catherine from him. He is especially wounded at this moment, because his faith, his love for Catherine is about to depart. It is necessary for him to believe that there is still a purpose in life that he is looking forward to. He becomes uncertain about life, and cannot begin life without Catherine. “But what if he dies? He usually does. Right. But what if he dies? He can’t die.” (Hemingway 321). His mind continues to tell him that Catherine is going to die, but the constant thought sweeps his mind that it is too difficult for him to conceive. If Catherine dies, Henry, without a reason to live, flees from the matter, and the matter is too troublesome for him to live.
More importantly, through Henry and Catherine’s relationship, Hemingway shows the power of love. Henry seems to be grieving, so bitter that he cannot bear it. Henry was only satisfied with Catherine’s part. Their love helps them remain oblivious to the outside world. Under Catherine’s embrace, Henry can forget about the turmoil in the world and the war he fought. Henry’s thinking is harmful; by remaining in a state of oblivion next to Catherine, the matter may escape. In a conversation with Catherine, Henry asks her not to think about herself, she doesn’t want to think about the outside world, because the truth is torturous. “Let’s not think about anything.” (Hemingway 252). He denies the matter.
Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a tragic WWI story that deals with love and raises philosophical questions. In Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, there are three primary messages he wants to convey to his audience: the horrors of war, ours. of the dark and senseless world, and the need to escape the cruel war and senseless world. Hemingway’s letters are powerfully told to the reader through the memorable and tragic experiences of a soldier and his lover.
