Analysis of Symbolism in A Farewell to Arms 象征手法在《永别了,武器》分析

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1、AnalysisofSymbolisminAFarewelltoArmsChapterIIntroductiontotheNovel1.1BackgroundoftheAuthor1.1.1LifeofErnestHemingway(1899-1961)HemingwaywasgenerallyregardedasspokesmanfortheLostGeneration.Hewasfamousforhisnovelsandshortstorieswritteninhisspare,laconic,yetintenseprosewithshortsentencesandver

2、yspecificdetails.Almostallhisstoriesdealwiththethemeofcourageinfaceoftragedy.Theyrevealman’simpotenceanddespairingcouragetoasserthimselfagainstoverwhelmingodds.HemingwaywasbornonJuly21,1899inOakPark,Illinios.Athisadolescence,heattendedandgraduatedfromOakParkHighSchool.AfterAmericaenteredthe

3、WorldWarI,HemingwayvolunteeredtoserveasanambulancedriverwiththeAmericanRedCross.Shortlyafterreachingthefrontlines,hewaswoundedinthelegsandtransferredtoahospitalinMilanwherehemetanurse.In1929,HemingwaydrewuponhisWorldWarIexperiencesforhissecondnovel,AFarewelltoArms.Itstragiclovestorywasagain

4、anenormousartisticandcommercialsuccessafterTheSunAlsoRises(1926).HemingwayalsowitnessedandfelttheSpanishCivilWarandWorldWarIIforhimself.Alloftheseexperiencesprovidedhimwithcontinuoussourceofwriting.HemingwaycommittedsuicideonJuly2,1961,byplacingthebarrelofatwelve26–gaugeshotguninhismouthand

5、pullingthetrigger.Hemingwaywasproductiveallthroughhislife.Hispopularitycontinuedtogrowevenhisdeath.1.1.2LiteraryWritingofHemingwayHemingwaycreatedmanyfamousworks,including:ThreeStoriesandTenPoems(1923)InOurTime(1925)TheSunAlsoRises(1926)AFarewelltoArms(1929)DeathintheAfternoon(1932)GreenHil

6、lsofAfrica(1935)TheFifthColumn(1938)ForwhomtheBellsTolls(1940)AcrosstheRiverandintotheTrees(1950)TheOldManandtheSea(1952)Hemingwaywasamythinhisowntime,andamythinAmericanliterature.Hewasaglamorouspublicheroofsortswhosestyleofwritingandlivingwasprobablymoreimitatedthananyotherwritersinhumanme

7、mory.Manyofhisworkswonsuccessinbothliteratureandcommerce.EspeciallythepublicationofTheOldManandtheSeawasbothapopularsensationandamajorliteraryachievement.Foralltheseliteraryachievements,HemingwaywontheNobelPrizein1954.1.2BriefInformationabouttheNovel1.2.