Analysis of “Lost” Theme in A Farewell to Arms.docVIP

Analysis of “Lost” Theme in A Farewell to Arms 　　【Abstract】From the aspect of writing backgrounds, plot development and characters portrayed in the novel, conclusions that the novel reflects Ernest Hemingways mental attitude after World War I. the war is the root of love tragedy of the leading characters and life tragedy of the “lost generation” and several characters in the novel make up a bright side to the heavy theme of disillusionment and lose are drawn. 　　【Key words】lost; theme; analysis; characters 　　【摘要】从《永别了，武器》这部作品的写作背景，情节发展及人物塑造等三方面进行评析，得出结论：该作品反映了第一次世界大战后海明威迷惘的心理，战争是造成小说主人公爱情悲剧及战后“迷惘的一代”的根源，作品中几个角色构成了“迷惘”的主题中积极的方面 　　【关键词】迷惘 主题 评析 人物 　　A Farewell to Arms is regarded as one of the two best novels of Ernest Hemingway. But from this novel disillusionment and loss is what mainly can be found, and the pessimistic theme seems not deserve the praise. In order to solve this puzzlement and get a complete understanding of the novel, I try to analyze the theme of this novel from its background, the development of its plot, and some characters the author set in the novel. 　　1. The background of the novel 　　The author Ernest Hemingway himself was just one of the “lost generation” and called the “leading spokesman” of them who “always put his own feeling and experience into fiction”. He took part in World War I and experienced a lot in the war, which provided him vivid subject matters in his works and can be also traced in the novel. A Farewell to Arms, as a novel with “obvious autobiographical origins”, inevitably contains the author?s war experiences and thoughts, so a good understanding of the background of this novel is necessary for a good understanding of the work. 　　Hemingway became one of the “lost generation” after World War I. “Charged with enthusiasm by war propaganda with its catch words like democracy, patriotism and glory”, Hemingway was off to World War I as an ambulance driver and infantryman with the Italian army. But the war turned out to be a