Good morning!
My wrap up video: https://youtu.be/1WUlNMNkDvI
So, I experimented and created my first Google Slides presentation (like, ever!). Feel free to laugh at me — I understand. Here is a link to the presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C1d55gHp492obCQMkcl73EjrzbC9X8Zp2iTx6lz9HJA/edit?usp=sharing
If it does not work, please let me know.
The final assignment for A Farewell to Arms is the essay. You will upload that essay onto http://www.turnitin.com before 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. Here are your topics:
You have four options below. Please, Select one:
- Hope vs. Hopelessness.
- Does this story provide any hope at all? Does it imply that hope is a bad thing? Does it advocate cynicism? Think of the “wise” characters. What message do they leave Henry (and us)?
- Heroism.
- There are lots of heroes throughout the novel, like Ettore, an Italian-American who had received numerous medals:“He was a legitimate hero who bored every one he met” (p. 124). What concept of heroism does Hemingway present through Henry and others?
- Could Catherine be considered a hero? What kind of hero?
- Disillusionment
- Is Henry “defeated”?
- Analyze a specific passage
- On page 249, there is a LONG pivotal passage that begins with “That night…” Explain the passage. Describe the significance/symbolism of the night vs day images. When was the last time that he spoke about something like this? You may choose to analyze one passage, compare the two, or discuss the themes/motifs depicted. (Think about the conversation with the priest about Abruzzi, page 13). Why is it significant that he’s talking like this again? What does he mean? Explain. Do you agree with him? Explain why or why not / defend your answer.
- “Once in camp I put a log on top of the fire and it was full of ants. As it commenced to burn, the ants swarmed out and went first toward the center where the fire was; then turned back and ran toward the end. When there were enough on the end, they fell off into the fire. Some got out, their bodies burnt and flattened, and went off not knowing where they were going. But most of them went toward the end and finally fell off into the fire. I remember thinking at the time that it was the end of the world and a splendid chance to be a messiah and lift the log off the fire and throw it out where the ants could get off onto the ground. But I did not do anything but throw a tin cup of water on the log, so that I would have the cup empty to put the whisky in before I added water to it. I think the cup of water on the burning log only steamed the ants.”
Comment on this passage (for form, structure, figurative language and theme). Hint: In this scene, Henry compares himself to a “messiah.” What message does Hemingway make about Henry’s religion? About religion in general? Think about the ants. Some of them burn immediately; others get out burned, singed, or handicapped. How does that relate to people? Explain the comparison.
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