"A Powerful Beacon": Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms

Journal article

Joel Armstrong

Hemingway Review, Vol.35(1), pp.78-96

10/01/2015

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Title: "A Powerful Beacon": Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms
Author/Creator: Joel Armstrong
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.35(1), pp.78-96
Annotation: Focuses on how love is defined and manifested in the novel, asserting that love illuminates the characters lives and creates true meaning in their relationships. Argues that Frederic and Catherine s love is built on self-sacrifice and therefore stands in stark contrast to the vague, empty attachments Frederic made to the war and those in it. Concludes that Catherine s death throws Frederic s life back into obscure futility because her love was his only strong attachment to life s significance.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131915603691