Preview of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms - No Happy Ending:

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No Happy Ending in A Farewell to Arms


Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms is a tragic story of love and war. There has been a great deal of controversy over the ending of the novel in which Catherine Barkley died from massive hemorrhaging following an unsuccessful Caesarean operation. While such a horrific event to end a novel may not be popular, it is the soundest ending that Hemingway could have written. A Farewell to Arms is a war novel and Catherine's death brings a conclusion that is consistent with the theme and context of the novel. The novel was written with a war wrought cynicism that is reflected in the attitude of Lieutenant Frederick Henry as the war changes the way he looks at life. As the war continued at the end of the novel, there was no place for a happy ending with Frederick and Catherine.

 

There are many instances throughout the novel that foreshadow Catherine's death. In a conversation between Frederick and Nurse Ferguson, Frederick said of his relationship with Catherine: "`We don't fight'" and Nurse Ferguson replied: "`You'll die then. Fight or die. T... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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