Title
Performing the Feminine in A Farewell to Arms
Document Type
Article
Annotation
On gender construction, analyzing Catherine as an example of Hemingway’s critique of gender roles and their social function. Argues that Catherine’s ability to don a mask of femininity as a tool for self-preservation proves that she is a woman of agency who ultimately exhibits masculine grace under pressure in a chaotic modern world.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
24
Issue
2
Date
Spring 2005
Pages
28-40
COinS
Citation
Traber, Daniel S. “Performing the Feminine in A Farewell to Arms.” Hemingway Review 24, no. 2 (Spring 2005): 28-40.