A FAREWELL TO ARMS

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: examine the function of a first-person-protagonist narrator; explain the function of scenes that echo each other ("echo-scenes"); analyze the use of foil characters; discuss the novel in relation to historical and literary-historical contexts; examine Hemingway’s view of war, including such issues as camaraderie, loyalty, medals, disillusionment, injury and death; examine the issue of gender roles in the development of characters and their relationships; identify, examine, and discuss the use of imagery and figurative language (simile, metaphor, and symbolism); examine the author’s use of tone, diction, voice, and perspective in the narration and in the dialogue; and examine the use of Modernist and Imagist techniques in the text. 94 pages. ©2010.