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1、ForeshadowinganditsRelationshiptotheThemeofAFarewelltoArms【abstract】thetechniqueofforeshadowinghelpstoescalatetheanti-warthemeintoahigherreliefinafarewelltoarms.【keywords】ernesthemingway,foreshadowing,afarewelltoarmsernesthemingwaywasawriterwholikedtoe
2、xperiencelifeatfirsthand.hehadexperienceswithwar.inworldwari,hevolunteeredtoserveinthewarandreturnedgloriouslyasaherofromthefrontwithmanywounds.(1)hisexperiencegavehimafulltasteofthebrutalityandcrueltyofthewar.maybeitisbecauseofthis,thaternesthemingway
3、’santi-warsentimentsaresostronginanumberofhisnovels.in1929,hepublishedafarewelltoarms,abookwhichmarkedamilestoneamongtheanti-warnovelswhichappearedafterworldwari.inthenovel,frederichenry-theprotagonist-isanamericanvolunteermedicalworkerservingasalieute
4、nantinafrontambulanceteaminitaly.whatheseesofthewaratthefrontsoondisgustsanddisillusionshimaboutthewarandhewantstoescapeit.whileatthefront,hemeetswithabritishnurse,namedcatherinebarkley.hisacquaintanceshipwiththenurseevolvesintolovelater.asthewargoeson
5、,frederic’sdisillusionmentgrowsandsoheregardshislovewithcatherineasa“peacefulharbor”wherehecanforgetaboutthewar.fredericfinallydesertsthefrontandtogetherwithcatherinehemanagestogettoswitzerlandwheretheybelievetheycanrealizetheirdreamofescapingthewar.ho
6、weverswitzerland,thoughphysicallynotdisturbedbythewar,isnoidealplaceforthetwoprotagonists.fredericcannotforgetthewar.newspapersandotherthingsremindhimofthewar.andtoughtheyescapethewaritself,theynevermanagetoescapethedoomedmisfortune:catherine’sdiesfoll
7、owinghemorrhageasaresultofdifficultlabor.catherine’sdeathnotonlyputsanendtotheirlove,butalsodropsfredericbacktoisolationanddespairandhelplessness.throughthetragedyoflove,hemingwayshowsusthecrueltyandmercilessnessofthewar.asalovetragedy,somecriticscompa
8、reafarewelltoarmswithromeoandjuliet,believingthattheformerisnotsimplyalovetragedyintheordinarysense.thenovelitselfisavividrepresentationofernesthemingway’sdenunciationofwarandallitsbrutalityandcruelty.throughthescenesofbloodshedanddeath
