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A Farewell To Arms 3


John Stubbs' "Love and Role Playing in A Farewell to Arms"
John Stubbs' essay is an examination of the defense
which he believes Henry and Catherine use to protect
themselves from the discovery of their insignificance and
"powerlessness...in a world indifferent to their well
being..." He asserts that "role-playing" by the two main
characters, and several others in the book, is a way to
escape the realization of human mortality which is unveiled
by war. Stubbs thinks that Hemingway utilized role-playing
as a way to "explore the strengths and weaknesses of his two
characters." Stubbs says that by placing Henry's ordered
life in opposition to Catherine's topsy-turvy one, ...

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exploits extraordinarily well in A
Farewell to Arms and therefore it "is his richest and most
successful handling of human beings trying to come to terms
with their vulnerability."

As far as Stubbs is concerned, Hemingway is quite blatant in
letting us know that role-playing is what is occurring. He
tells that the role-playing begins during Henry and
Catherine's third encounter, when Catherine directly
dictates what is spoken by Henry. After this meeting the two
become increasingly comfortable with their roles and easily
adopt them whenever the other is nearby. This is apparent
also in that they can only successfully play their roles
when they are in private and any disturbance causes the
"game" to be disrupted. The intrusion of the outside world
in any form makes their role-playing impossible, as
evidenced at the race track in Milan, where they must be
alone. The people surrounding them make Catherine feel
uncomfortable and Henry ...

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Added: 3/16/2007 07:41:00 PM
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