John Stubbs' "Love And Role Playing In A Farewell To Arms"
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John Stubbs' essay is an examination of the defense which he believes Henry and
Catherine use to protect themselves from the discovery of their insignificance
and "powerlessness...in a world indifferent to their well being..." He asserts
that "role-playing" by the two main characters, and several ....
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.... to create characters who play roles, he
says, either to "maintain self-esteem" or to escape, is one Hemingway exploits
extraordinarily well in A Farewell to Arms and therefore it "is his richest and
most successful handling of human beings trying to come to terms with their
vulnerability."
As far as Stubbs is concerned, Hemingway is quite blatant in letting us know
that role-playing is what is occurring. He tells that the role-playing begins
during Henry and Catherine's third encounter, wh ....
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