A Farewell to Arms Men and Masculinity
By Ernest Hemingway
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Men and Masculinity
A Farewell to Arms shows men fulfilling what are often consider traditional male roles, or even stereotypes – they drink hard, fight hard, play hard, and commit heroic acts of bravery. However, as we get to know them better, their masculinity is revealed as subtle, complicated, and individual to each man. All in all, the men in this novel are human – they love, they suffer, they hurt, they hope, and, sometimes, they even break.
Questions About Men and Masculinity
- Does the novel challenge your ideas of masculinity? If so, how? If not, where does it present views similar to your own?
- Can we get information about the men in the novel through the dialogue and actions of the female characters? If so, what are some examples of this?
- Do you identity with any of the men in the novel. If so, which ones? If not, why do they seem alien to you?
Chew on This
Rinaldi is the novel’s most vivid male character; he completely steals the show from Frederic and is the novel’s hidden protagonist.
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- Introduction
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Summary
- Book 1, Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Book 2, Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Book 3, Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Book 4, Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Book 5, Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Themes
- Characters
- Analysis
- Quotes
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