A Farewell to Arms - Code Hero
In this novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway brings about the evolution of Frederick Henry being converted into a code hero in realistic ways. Frederick Henry achieved the six code hero characteristics by the end of the novel with the help of Catherine, a code hero herself. All the characteristics seem to follow the path of a manly person who is continuously striving to live his/her life to the fullest. Throughout this novel, Frederick Henry's behavior matures to the code hero in which Hemingway desires to be. In the start of the novel, Frederick Henry was into over- sensual pleasures and could not control himself until he had spent much time with Catherine and learned how to discipline himself. Henry "had drunk much wine" and roamed from whore house to whore house near the beginning of the novel. He had no control over himself nor could hold his liquor or contain himself from easy women during this time. Henry finally disciplined himself near the end of his stay at the Ospidale Maggoire. The nada concept had been a part of Henry's life from the beginning. Henry stood up nights because the night is a representation of evil and death to him. If he is not asleep, he c
Catherine, who is already a code hero, has values which transcend onto Henry at the Hospital. Henry never once talked about his beliefs or feelings throughout the novel. From this point in the book, Henry disciplines himself. Henry once began to believe he "would drown" and so "fought and thrashed through the water" to save his life from the turbulent waters of the Tagliamento. Henry becomes a code hero in the end due to the help of many incidents. Also, when he is in the course of a battle with Manera, Gavuzi and Passini, he began to eat food. He lied under questioning by the custom agents in order to save himself from his army and did not show any frustrations or nervousness in the process. He concludes that death is the end and when it gets you, there is no where to go. Minutes later Henry is offered some company on the way back to his home but he declines. When he arrived there with Catherine, he was questioned by the border police and told them he and his wife were looking for winter sport in Switzerland. To Henry there "was almost no difference in the night except that is was an even better time" with Catherine. In the end of the novel, Henry is faced with his love's death. Henry enjoys the food he eats, the love he makes and the wine he drinks whenever he pleases to, as a code hero does. Henry unknowingly becomes a code hero and a better person with the help of Catherine.
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