... experiences in many of his books (Sexton 16). Some of these other works include, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Sun Also Rises, and The Old Man and the Sea. The two major themes present in A Farewell to Arms are of course love and war. Although these themes are not obvious by the title, which Hemingway did on purpose, they are easily identified as the two most ... surrounded by snow. At this point they have achieved a life of purity (symbolized by the mountains) and safety (symbolized by the snow) (Sexton 96). Hemingway also uses geographic references as symbols. In the story A Farewell t...

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... rain falling across the light of the window- (327). Hemingway uses rain as a warning that terrible events are soon to occur and to add to the dreadful situation. Another one of the symbols in the book is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian Army by jumping off one of the ships the army is traveling on. The water symbolizes the new, clean life that ... does not understand. Henry's fear of darkness is really fear of evil elements and the sadness around him. Henry is afraid of sad reality. He wants to live in the simple superficial world he is in. Other symbols include the snow and ...

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... people (Hulse 3-4). The title, A Farewell to Arms has a double meaning behind it. Essentially in the book, Frederic Henry has to bid a farewell to arms' to be with Catherine, the arms in this meaning signifying weapons and war. But in the end, he has to bid another farewell to arms' when he has to let go of Catherine when she dies, the arms in this meaning signifying love. This shows two of the major themes in the book ... , love and war. War in this case also symbolizes pain ... 119). This signifies Catherine's consciousness to the fact that rain is a symbol of disaster. That she sees ...

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