The Analysis of Catherine in A Farewell to Arms

Science & Technology Vision外语论坛科技视界2012年9月第25期The Analysis of Catherine inA Farewell to Arms单晓蓉(重庆大学中国重庆401331)[AbstractCatberine Barkley, as the”heroine in the novel A Furwel to Ams, has a raher cmpicated pronaliy. The tesis10 bein with, alyes her caneter in two side with exmpls One the oe hand, she is oedien, mateml, nature and oiaie.yeton the oher hand, she depeds on love to much and is not cofident enough. The tesis then alyes Caterine's atindestowards love, war and death. Though her atitudes and experience, author exress the cruelness of war and his hatred towards war.[Key words)A Furewell to Ams;Emest Hemingway;CathrinepPemonality0 IntroductionShe knows how t0 keep their tlationhip. In chapter 21, whenIn Emest Hemingway's semi -autobiographical novel ACatherine told Henry she had been pregnant for 3 months, sheFarewell to Ams, Catherine Barkley, as the heroine, has rathertold Heny,“Oh, darling!”“You mustn't mind me."“We werecomplicated character. On the one hand, Catherine appears toboth together again and the self- - consciousness was gone."“Webe a charming and beautil lady who is admired by almost allreally are the same one and we mustn1 misunderstand 。of men. And on the other hand, Catherine is not independentpurpose."“ There' s only us two and in the world there's all theand not confdent enough. She depends on love to much. Andrest of them. If anything comes between us we're gone and thenthat is related to her fiance's death, which changes her atitudethey have us." Fourthly, she is an optinistic girl. She alwaystowards love and war.smiles to Henry no matter how difteult the situation is. Thoughshe was pregnant when they escaped to Swizerland, she sill1 Catherine's Personalitysmiled at him, encouraged Henry and tried her best to helpFint of all, Catherine is obedient and tender. In ChapterHenry.16, she said to Henry,“But I will 1 say just what you wishHowever, on the other hand, Catherine is not independentand 1 do what you wish and then you will never want anyand not confdent enough. She always asked Heny,“Don't Iother gidls, will you?"“1 do what you want and say what youmake a good wife?" She cares about Henry too much ancwant and then I1 be a great sccess, won' 1?" And whendepends on Henry and their love too much. She's relly craryHenry has to comne back to the front, Catherine consoles himabout it. Even, Catherine conceals her real feling in order toinstead of epessing her own sadness. She told Heny,"Do let'somfont Heny. In chapter 21, when she told Henry she hadplease just be happy. You are happy, aren't you? Is there been pregnant for 3 months, she repeated several time that “hanything I do you don't like? Can 1 do anyhing to please you?doesn't worry me."“I haven't wored about it." But in fac, weWould you like me to take down my hair? Do you want tocan easily feel the anxiety frcCatherine. In addition,play?" Secondly, she is matermal. She' always calls HenyCatherine is 100 peaceful during her preganey. Uuly women“daring” and "boy" likes a mother rather than a lover.who are pregnant always have bad temper and are capricious.Catherine thinks about him all the time and is never stingy toYet Catherine is sil tender and obedient as usual. And that ispraise Henry. When Henry told her he once had gonorthea, sheunusual.Nevertheless, I1understand Catherine'seven said:“I wish Id had it to be like you. 1 wish Ir'd stayeddependence and craines tow ards love. These forned becausewith all your girds so I could make fun of them to you."(Inof her fiance's death, her dispintment towards war and alooChapter38) Thirdly, Catherine is quite mature and reasonable. fearfulness of losing lover again.中国煤化工MYHCNMH G作者简介:单晓蓄(1991- -),女,山东济南人,大学本科三年级,现就读于重庆大学外国语学院英语系。SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY VISION科技视界|171Science & Technology Vision2012年9月第25期科技视界外语论坛2 Catherine's Attitude towards Love, War andsarean, she knew she's dying. Catherine is not afraid of deathDeathany more. She said that, “I'm not afraid. I just hate it." “Don'tworry, darling, I'm not a bit afraid. I's just a dity trick."As to her atitude towards love, there are three aspects inThese words, from my point of view, show her desperation aboutmy opinion. First, Catherine is loyal to her lover. She told Hen-life and death. Yes, she is no longer afraid of death. Instead,ry， “Yes and if he hadn't I wouldn't have met you. I'm notshe knew about death and knew that she would die soon. Stunfaithful, darling. I've plenty of faults but I' m very faithful.still loved Henry and worried about Henry's future ife. AllYou'll be sick of me I'll be so faithful." Second, love is her lifetheir dreams were not come true yet. But unfortunately, there'scenter. She did all things just for Henry. She said,“Oh, you'renothing she can do. After long -term struggle and purchase andso sweel. And maybe I'd look lovely, darling, and be so thinfight for happiness, she still can't cary away anything with herand exciting to you and you'll fall in love with me all over awhen she's dying. Therefore, she's desperate and she hatesgain." Third, her love is selfish and extreme. When Henry is in-death. Death let all her dreams disillusioned.jured and nursed by others, she told to Henry,“I don't. I don'twant anyone else to touch you. I'm sly. 1 get furious if they3 Conclusiontouch you." Even her own child would make her jealous. WhenThrough Catherine' s tragic life and complicated character,she was pregnant, one day she asked Henry,' "She won't comeHemingway expressed his anti -war ideas and his condemn to-betweens, will she? The litle brat."wards cruel war. Also, he leaves readers a beautiful yet fragile,Catherine' s atitude towards war is mostly hatred. She oncecharming yet tragic, tolerant and devoted young lady. Catherine,said that,“You rarely find anyone any good this close to thewho eventually lost her fiance, her child, Henry and her lifefront." She is not only disappointed with war but more hatredduring wartime, becomes not only a tragic lady but also a figureand also disappointed with the cruelty in human nature. The ha-that touches our souls. Her tolerance, matermnity, tenderness, op-tred is mosly comes from her fiance ' s death, which makes hertimism and eagerness to love move and encourage people whofeel very regret and always blame herself about it. Once sheare in troubles and depressions.said that,“I wanted to do something for him. You see I didn't■:are about the other thing and he could have had it al."(References]Besides, there ’s a change in her atitude towards death. At[1]刘凌.凯瑟琳之死的隐喻:在女性主义的视阕中重读<永别了武frst, Catherine was afraid of death. She doesn't want to leave器>)[D].福建:福建师范大学,2004.Henry alone. In Chapter 41, before she gave bith to a child,she kept asking“Darling, I won't die, will I?" 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