Historia y Literatura Estadounidense

Prof. Juan Pablo Duboué Iuvaro

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingay

Please, answer the following questions in paragraph form, using your own words.
If you quote or use words from the story, write the page number and make use of
“quotation marks”. Try to exemplify with evidence from the novel whenever
possible. (20 marks per question)
I have highlighted key words in yellow to help you with each question.

1. What do you particularly like and dislike about Frederic Henry and Catherine
Barkley?
2. Let’s consider the concept of “mood” in a literary text: In literature, mood is a
literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words
and descriptions. Usually, mood is referred to as the atmosphere of a literary
piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers (Turco,
1999, p. 50).
How does the description of the countryside in Book 1, Chapter 1, create mood
in A Farewell to Arms?
3. How is World War I depicted? Does it coincide with your own ideas and visions
of war? Why or why not?
4. Frederic discussed war with many different characters from many walks of life.
Which one of these secondary characters stands out to you? Why? (Choose only
one).
5. Bravery, injury, healing, and death were all very prevalent in the book. Which of
these do you think is the most important theme and why? (Choose one).