Title
Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms: The World beyond Oak Park and Idealism
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Examines the tension between the idealist influences introduced by the priest and the nihilistic influences introduced by Rinaldi, arguing that the novel serves as Hemingway’s recognition that the world operates nihilistically. Concludes that Hemingway chose not to write about Oak Park because it seemed too idealistic once he experienced the chaos and indifference of the outside world.
Published in
Date
1995
Pages
167-175
COinS
Citation
Svoboda, Frederic J. and Joseph J. Waldemeir., eds. Up in Michigan Perspectives. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1995.