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Farewell to Arms: Jungian approach and Symbolism

Opening Activity: explained in class

Main Points: Disscussion Questions: 1. Jung says that the little girl became "anima," the feminine soul, who served as his main medium of communication with the deeper aspects of his unconscious. Do you think Catherine is the anima for Henry? Why or why not? And what is Henry's "Unconcious"?
 * Jung believed strongly in acrheatypes
 * Archetypes are generic models of concepts, people or objects from which similar ideas are based off of.
 * Jung based his life on the unconcious. he believed that the unconcious is brought to someones attention through dreams art and religion
 * He also believed in symbols that a person runs into during the natural course of life
 * There were three main parts in his beliefs of a person: The self shadow and persona self=wholeness
 * The self gives a direction, meaning and purpose and = wholeness
 * The shadow is personal attributes excluded from ones ego due to dissproval
 * The persona is the mask which reveals and hides a person

2. What is Henry's mental illness and what mental illness does it represent in our society? What POV does this show about Hemingway?

3. What is Hemingway suggesting about dreams and love, and what do we try and replace it with in our society today, and why do we often strive for what we can't have?

4. Rain represents the fear of love and dreams not lasting; it reveals the secrets that society hides from itself and Hemingway proves that love and happiness cannot last. What do you think makes it this way and how does the rain represent that?

5. What does the setting such as the mountains, plains, rain, and nature relate to in this novel? What does it represent about Hemingway's style of writing and what is he trying to get across to our society using the setting? What does the setting reflect about the characters and their actions in this novel?

6. What effects does the war have on the characters and their actions?

7. What does Catherines death symbolize about love and hope? (and anything else).

8. What symbolizes love and false love in this book?

9. What do you think Henry or Catherines self, persona, and shadow are according to Hemingway and what are some typical personas, selfs, and shadows of society?

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Citations: Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms. Carlos Baker. EXPLORING Novels. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. From Discovering Collection.

Overview of A Farewell to Arms. Arnold A. Markley. EXPLORING Novels. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. From Discovering Collection.

"Criticism by J. D. OHara." DISCovering Authors. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Thomson Gale. Arapahoe High School. 13 May. 2007 .

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