Catherine Barkley: The Real Code Hero in A Farewell to Arms

Abstract Hemingway has created a group of tough guys known as code heroes in his works。 These literary figures share some central traits in common: they have sharp insight towards the perception of death, extreme bravery and precise awareness of their society。 When Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms is referred to, Frederic Henry will be naturally mentioned as the code hero created by him in the novel。 But the arguments made by the scholars are not so convincing and adequate。 It seems that Frederic lacks the central traits to become a true code hero。 As for the heroine Catherine, many scholars tend to describe her as “a bitch” or “a goddess”。 Interestingly, with the increasing attention paid to Catherine, some totally new ideas sprout。 Some critics agree that Catherine does better than Frederic in some aspects。 So there comes a question: who on earth is the real code hero in A Farewell to Arms? Is Catherine Barkley the real code hero in this novel? In my opinion, it can be found in A Farewell to Arms that Catherine does have the common central traits of Hemingway’s code heroes。 This study aims to demonstrate that the real code hero in A Farewell to Arms is Catherine Barkley。85331

Keywords: Catherine Barkley; Frederic Henry; code hero

凯瑟琳·巴克利——《永别了，武器》中真正的“硬汉”

摘  要 海明威在他的作品中创造了许许多多的硬汉形象，这些文学形象有一些核心特质是相同的：他们都具有对死亡的敏锐洞察力，过人的勇气和精准的对社会环境的认识。当海明威的小说《永别了，武器》被谈及的时候，学者会很自然地认为书中的男主人公弗瑞德里克·亨利是海明威笔下的又一个硬汉形象。但是，他们的论证却不是那么的准确和有说服力。弗瑞德里克这个角色似乎欠缺作为硬汉所必须要具有的核心特质。至于书中的女主人公凯瑟琳，很多学者都选择将她简单地认定为是一个“婊子”或是一个“女神”这两个极端相反的形象。有趣的是，近年来，批评家们对凯瑟琳越来越关注，有些学者认为在有些方面，凯瑟琳做得比弗瑞德里克更好。由此，读者中产生了争议：到底谁才是《永别了，武器》中真正的“硬汉”？凯瑟琳是这本小说中真正的“硬汉”吗？笔者认为，在《永别了，武器》中，凯瑟琳有着弗瑞德里克所缺乏的作为硬汉该有的核心特质。本研究将着眼于这个问题，论证凯瑟琳才是《永别了，武器》中真正的硬汉形象。 源Q于W优H尔J论K文M网WwW.youeRw.com 原文+QQ75201.,8766

毕业论文关键词：凯瑟琳·巴克利; 弗瑞德里克·亨利; 硬汉

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Literature Review on the Characters in A Farewell to Arms 1

1。2 Significance of the Study 2

2。 Central Traits of “Code Hero” 3

3。 Analysis of Catherine Barkley 5

3。1 Correct Awareness: Clear Understanding of the Chaotic Society 5

3。2 Facing Death Calmly: Grace under Pressure 7

3。3 Pursuing Happiness Courageously: One Can Fail but Never Be Defeated 10

4。 A Comparison between Catherine Barkley and Frederic Henry 13

5。 Conclusion 15

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