http://bigreadblog.com/2007/11/27/epilogue/ Discussing A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://bigreadblog.com/2007/11/27/epilogue/#comment-106 Maura Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:50:03 +0000 http://bigreadblog.com/2007/11/28/epilogue/#comment-106 What?! Henry moves heaven and earth to get to her after he abandons the military...he could have let everyone think he was dead and gone on to the next woman or thing....but he doesn't. He finds her and then rows in a row boat in the midst of a storm throughout the night to escape the war and save the both of their lives for a reason. Hemingway's novel is entirely existential because after all of this energy and love is expended, Catherine still dies....as does the baby....the only symbol of their love....great writing, great plot, horrific conclusion....love it! What?! Henry moves heaven and earth to get to her after he abandons the military…he could have let everyone think he was dead and gone on to the next woman or thing….but he doesn’t. He finds her and then rows in a row boat in the midst of a storm throughout the night to escape the war and save the both of their lives for a reason. Hemingway’s novel is entirely existential because after all of this energy and love is expended, Catherine still dies….as does the baby….the only symbol of their love….great writing, great plot, horrific conclusion….love it!

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