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important theme is Frederic Henry’s disillusionment.
Hemingway shows that love can persevere in a world ruiy, he thinks of
her as merely a sexual conquest. Henry considers his flirting with Catherine “like moves in
a chess game.”. Henry thinks Catherine is a little bit crazy, and both admit they are acting.
meets her, after he is wounded and sent to an American hospital, that he realizes he loves
her. Henry admits he didn’t want to fall in love with her, but ince they
rarely argue. eath. He notices because of his love he has become gentle.
When he deserts and returns to Catherine he finds comfort, order, and courage. He says,
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he is alone, without anyone strong enough to ease his disillusionment. He realizes he can do nothing to stop it, it is inevitable. He finds he is any no more important r he
would have fought for it. (?) In Chapter 24, when aviators look at his
civilian clothes with scorn he isn’t upset, he has made his peace. Age and
Rinaldi finds, that visiting the Villa Rosa brothel he too forgets about the war. d of their love, “If people bring so much courage to this world the
world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The soldiers accept
sanctioned prostituOnce again, in Chapter 29 Henry acts curiously by
shooting a fleeing sergeant. Henry usually follows regulations, and because he had an
spectators he must act like an officer and show his authority. Henry has been unable to find new morals, e time, the belief
that war brings glory and honor.
The final theme is the disillusionment in Frederic Henry during the war. Neither
Henry nor Rinaldi can escape entirely from the war. Even wounded Henry
doesn’t see war for what it is. His love for her is strong enough to ease his disillusionment In
Chapter 41 their baby is born dead. Henry doesn’t believe that
shooting other men is moral but the war caused him to do so.
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