Title
"A Powerful Beacon": Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Focuses on how love is defined and manifested in the novel, asserting that love illuminates the characters’ lives and creates true meaning in their relationships. Argues that Frederic and Catherine’s love is built on self-sacrifice and therefore stands in stark contrast to the vague, empty attachments Frederic made to the war and those in it. Concludes that Catherine’s death throws Frederic’s life back into obscure futility because her love was his only strong attachment to life’s significance.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
35
Issue
1
Date
Fall 2015
Pages
78-96
COinS
Citation
Armstrong, Joel. “‘A Powerful Beacon’: Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.” Hemingway Review 35, no. 1 (Fall 2015): 78-96.