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英语（本科）毕业论文
论文题目
（英文）
：
The
Destruction
of
Human
Happiness
by
the War in
A Farewell to
Arms
论文题目
（中文）
：论《永别了武器》中战争对人类幸福的
毁灭
答
辩
成
绩：
____________________
姓
名：
XX
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份
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指
导
教
师：
XXX
完
成
日
期：
20
10
年
11
月
7
日
Contents
Abstract (in Chinese)
………………………………………………
I
Abstract (in English)
……………………………………………
...II
I.
Introduction
…………………………………………………
...1
1.1. An introduction to the author
………………………
....1
1.2. An introduction to the
novel
…………………………
.2
II.
A summary of
the story
………………………………………
3
2.1. The brief analysis of the major
characters
……………
3
2.1.1. Frederic Henry
………………………………
...3
2.1.2. Catherine Barkley
……………………………
..3
2.2.
The
development
of
the
relationship
between
Henry
and
Catherine ....
…………………………………
4
III.
The ruin of
love and faith by the war
………………………
5
3.1.
The relationship between love and pain
……………
..5
3.1.1.
Separations between Henry and Catherine
…
...5
3.1.2.
Causes leading to
Catherine
’
s death
…………
.8
3.2. The grim reality of
war
………………………………
9
3.2.1. The change of
Henry
’
s belief towards the
war..9
3.2.2.
The disastrous
consequence
of
the
First
World
War
…………………………………………
12
IV.
Conclusion
…………………………………………………
14
Notes
……
..
………………………………………………………
19
Bibliography
……
..
………………………………………………
20
摘要
本论文集中分析了《永别了，
武器》
一书中的主要人物，弗
雷德里克
·
亨利
和凯瑟琳
·
巴克莱。通过叙述他们彼此间关系的发
展以及分析战争对他们的爱情、
信念的改变，
着力表
现出战争是
如何毁灭人类幸福生活的。
同时，
为了更好地支持这一主题，
本论文分成以下四部分进<
/p>
行说明。
第一部分是对作者以及这部小说的介绍。
第二部分概述
了主要人物以及他们之间关系的发展。
第
三部分重点分析了战争
是如何毁灭了人们的幸福。
第四部分是结
论，
对全文进行了总结。
关键词
:
战争；爱；信念；毁灭
I
Abstract
This
paper concentrates on an analysis of the main
characters
in
the
novel,
Frederic
Henry
and
Catherine
Barkley.
Through
describing
the
development
of
their
relationship
and
analyzing
the
change of their
love and
faith
in the war, this paper
represents how
the war
destroyed the happy life of the human being.
Meanwhile,
in
order
to
support
this
theme,
this
paper
is
divided
into four parts. The first part gives an
introduction to both
the
author
and
the
novel.
The
second
part
summarizes
the
main
characters and the development of their
relationship. The third part
analyzes
how the war destroyed the
people
’
s happiness in
detail. The
forth part is the
conclusion, summing up the story.
Key words:
war; love; faith;
ruin
II
I. Introduction
1.1. An
introduction to the author
Ernest
Miller
Hemingway
was
born
on
July
21,
1899,
in
Illinois, USA. Hemingway
was the first son and the second child of
his
family.
His
father
was
a
country
doctor.
Hemingway
chose
hunting fishing and camping
in the woods and lakes as his hobbies
like his father. These early
experiences closely contacted with nature
brought him enough passion for outdoor
adventure and for living in
the remote
or isolated areas. During his school career, he
was good
at both academic and athletic
aspects. He displayed particular talent
in English classes in his high school.
After high school, he decided
to
write
for
a
newspaper
rather
than
into
a
college.
Although
he
worked there for only
half year, he created his own writing style at
that time. After Hemingway left his
job, he joined the United States
Army
to
see
action
in
World
War
I.
During
the
war,
he
really
realized the ruthlessness and
brutalities of war for the first time. As a
witness, he ever experienced Spanish
Civil War and World War
II.
According to his own real thoughts and
feelings towards the war, he
published
many
works against war. Meanwhile, his
characters were
always filled with firm
will and fearless courage. The Old Man and
the Sea, which
is one of his
most famous novels, eventually
made
him
win
the
Nobel
Prize
in
Literature
1954.
Unfortunately,
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Hemingway suffered physical and
psychological
illness in his
later
years. On the morning
of July 2, 1961, he committed suicide because
of his manic depression.
1.2. An introduction to the novel
During
World
War
I,
Hemingway
joined
the
Red
Cross
Ambulance Corps. As an
ambulance driver
in
the
Italian Front, he
once was wounded for
delivering supplies to
soldiers. He met
and
fell in love with an American nurse
during his treatment in a hospital.
But
their
relationship
ended
at
his
return
to
the
United
States
and
then
the
nurse
involved
with
another
man.
This
affair
left
an
indelible
mark
in
his
heart.
According
to
his
real
experience,
he
finished one of his most
well-known novels, A Farewell to Arms. As
an anti-war novel, Hemingway described
a young man first, Frederic
Henry.
There
were
two
threads
around
Henry
running
through
the
whole
novel.
One
was
the change
of
his
attitude
towards
the
war.
Another
one was the three
separations of Henry
and Barkley in the
whole
novel.
Indeed,
this
novel
also
represented
the
change
of
Hemingway
’
s
philosophy
of
life.
The
theme
of
this
novel
that
Hemingway
wanted to reflect was that
it was impossible to ensure
justice
and
peace
in
war.
Instead,
the
universe
was
indifferent
(sometimes even
hostile) to man
’
s plight.
Hemingway really wanted
people realize
that war was only a futile struggle of man against
man.
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There
were no winners in a war, and there was no
reasoning behind
the
lives
which
are
taken.
A
Farewell
to
Arms
was
a
symbol
of
Hemingway
’
s
heroism.
His
heroism
was
that
men
should
realize
what the truth was
when men have to struggle with death injustice
and evil of war.
II.A summary of the story
2.1. The brief analysis of the major
characters
2.1.1. Frederic Henry
Frederic
Henry
was
an
American
ambulance
driver
and
a
lieutenant
in the Italian Army. He was also one of the
protagonists of
this
novel.
The
focus
of
the
novel
was
about
his steady
love
with
Catherine
Barkley
and
his
continuous
confusion
towards
the
war.
Henry
was
described
initially
as
a
friendly
young
man
who
found
himself nothing to do
with the war. But these feelings finally made
him realize the
hostile
nature of the war when he fell
in
love
with
Catherine
Barkley.
Meanwhile,
Hemingway
characterized
this
role
to represent his own
philosophy and values in the specific period.
2.1.2. Catherine Barkley
Catherine
Barkley
was
an
English
nurse
who
served
at
the
Italian
front. She was another protagonist in this novel.
Hemingway
characterized primarily her
beauty, courage and disregard for social
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convention.
Catherine clearly knew what the nature of the war
was.
She
understood
that
there
were
only
death
awaiting
people.
There
was no dignity no
glory and no justice in the war. Although she felt
the danger around her, she still
devoted her love totally to Henry.
2.2. The development of the
relationship between Henry and
Catherine
Before their first
meeting, Henry was an American ambulance
driver
in the Italian Front.
He always believed that this was a war
with justice and glory. Even if he knew
that the fight at the front was
very
harsh, he still believed that the war would be
ended soon. A few
days
later,
when
he
met
Catherine
Barkley
first
time,
he
found
himself attracted deeply by her. And
then he often went to see her
and
their
relationship
had
been
advanced.
Nevertheless,
their
relationship
looked
as
if
a
love
game
at
that
moment.
They
just
wanted
to
seek
something
interesting
from
one
another.
Catherine
decided
to
end
this
false
relationship
immediately.
Meanwhile,
Henry
had
to
return
to
the
front.
At
the
front,
Henry
’
s
legs
were
severely wounded. When he met Catherine
again, he was waiting for
an
operation
in
a
hospital.
Henry
confessed
his
love
for Catherine
again. They were being nearly together
every day. Henry spent most
of his days
with Catherine. They enjoyed that time until Henry
got a
letter from the Army. He was
ordered to return as soon as possible if
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he healed.
Since Henry left Catherine again, he desired that
the war
could be ended soon and he
could come back to meet Catherine at
once.
But
he
found
that
their
troops
were
depressed
by
the
continuous fight and they
couldn
’
t even stop the march
of Germans
and Austrians. The worst
thing for him was his attitude towards the
war had been gradually changed. When he
decided to avoid the war
for his love
and faith, he met Catherine at a hotel far from
the front.
In
order
not
to be
arrested by
the
Italian
officers,
they
decided
to
leave
Italy.
When
they
arrived
in
Switzerland,
they
met
a
little
difficulty.
But
they
finally
solved
the
entire
problem
before
they
started their own new
lives. Everything would be fine. They really
enjoyed
the
peaceful
life
in
the
small
town.
People
around
them
were
really
kind
and
friendly.
The
only
obstacle
for
them
was
Catherine
’
s
pregnancy.
In
the
hospital,
Catherine
was
in
labor
for
hours and she suffered
pain bravely initially. Unfortunately, she had
one
hemorrhage
later.
Catherine
passed
away
and
their
first
baby
died as well.
“
Alone, Henry walked through
the rain to the
hotel.
”
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ruin of love and faith by
the war
3.1. The relationship between
love and pain
3.1.1. Separations
between Henry and Catherine
There are
three separations running through this novel.
Their
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first
separation
took place
when
Catherine
realized
that
they
were
playing
a
love
game
and
she
decided
to
stop
this
relationship
immediately. In
that period,
whether
Henry or Catherine was, they
actually did not find what they really
want. They just hoped to find
something
interesting
from
each
other.
Their
confusion
and
disappointment
towards
the
war
made
them
immerse
in
this
love
game.
Although they attracted deeply by one another,
they still fear
of
commitment
for
their
future.
Because
they
could
imagine
what
tomorrow would be. At
the same time, the fight at Italian front also
required Henry to return the army at
once. Therefore, Henry returned
to his
army and Catherine continued her work in the
hospital.
Their second separation took
place after Henry
’
s recovery
of
his wound. During his treatment,
Catherine spent so much time and
energy
to
care
for
him.
Meanwhile
they
affirmed
the
true
love
between
them.
This
relationship
made
them
change
a
lot
in
many
ways. Especially for Henry, he
gradually knew what true
love was
and could
completely give
his true love to Catherine. He became a
responsible and a loyal person. But due
to his duty to the army and
even
the
fight,
he
was
forced
to
return
his
troop.
The cruelty
and
bloodlines
of war made him cherish the days they were
together. The
front fight seemed harsh
and
soldiers of the troops were
depressed
by the continuous
defeat. Therefore, they decided to leave their own
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role in this
war and meet again in a place far from war.
Their
last
separation
took
place
at
the
end
of
this
story.
It
definitely
described
Catherine
’
s
death
as
a symbol
of
the
ultimate
separation. When they escaped to
Switzerland, they still faced many
problems.
They
even
need
to
conflict
with
the
shadow
of
war
physically
and
psychologically.
Though
they
ever
had
a
period of
happiness in the small town with those
friendly people, they could
not
save
themselves
in
their
lives.
They
failed
though
they
tried.
Catherine proved that
she would be a brave and outstanding mother.
Unfortunately, she
couldn
’
t save their first
child and then she passed
away because
of her hemorrhage.
The
three
separations
took
place
in
different
period
of
this
novel.
But all of them were because of the war. As a
soldier of the
front
army,
Henry
had
to
return
to
his
troop once
more.
When
he
realized
that the unique way made him out of the shadow of
the war
was
with
Catherine,
he
decided
to
leave
his
troop
and be
with
his
lover
forever. As for Catherine, she found a good
companion in his
life
and
made
the
man
change
a
lot
than
before.
Thanks
to
her,
Henry began to understand why the true
love could save a man and
why
a
man
could
devote
himself
for
a
woman
he
really
loves.
Although
they
strived
and
struggled
with
the
fate
for
their
future,
they failed. From Italy to Switzerland,
from the front to home, from
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their body to their heart,
they could not even choose a peaceful life
out
of
the
war.
War
made
them
realize
the
cruelty
of
the
fact
and
helplessness of people in the war.
3.1.2. Causes leading to
Catherine
’
s death
Catherine
Barkley
’
s death was a
tragedy. As a matter of fact,
the
reason of the tragedy could be divided into two
parts. One was
her personal causes.
Another one was the social causes. Personally,
Catherine
was
not
only
a
brave
but
a
rebellious
woman.
She
was
eager
to
pursue
a
liberal
and
easy
life
with
Henry.
Even
they
did
something that
let them
in
dilemma
in their position of
the society
and all of her friends were
against her decision, Catherine still firmly
loved
Henry
and
she
would
go
anywhere
he
went.
When
she
was
pregnant,
she
decided
to
give
birth
to
the
baby.
Because
of
her
insistence,
she
quit
her
job
and
escaped
to
another
country
with
Henry. In spite of the fact they had a
great time, they still could not
avoid
the
unfortunate
consequence.
As
a
woman
who
had
open-minded
and
rebellious
spirit
towards
conventional
society
values, Catherine
should be considered as a heroine in this story.
She
finally
passed
away,
though
she
always
struggled
with
the
outside
surrounding
for
her
true
love.
Socially,
thousands
of
men
were
required to fight
in
the
war. Men
like
Henry
had to give
up many
valuable
things.
Catherine
had
to
let
his
fiancé
return
to
the
front.
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