Title
A Source Text for the Opening Passage of A Farewell to Arms
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Explores the “pregnant” opening paragraphs, drawing specific attention to the leaf motif running throughout the novel. Identifies this motif as a potential reference to Kaiser Wilhelm II’s glib and inaccurate assurance that the deployed soldiers would be home before the leaves changed in 1914. Proposes the possibility of Henry’s immature worldview as a reflection of the Kaiser’s overconfidence.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
33
Issue
2
Date
Spring 2014
Pages
119-125
COinS
Citation
Giemza, Bryan. “A Source Text for the Opening Passage of A Farewell to Arms.” Hemingway Review 33, no. 2 (Spring 2014): 119-25.