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The discussion carries a brief introduction of the writer and his work in the first part and later will deal with Hemingway’s code, its characteristics, and Henry as a code hero. Let’s start it.
Ernest
Hemingway is generally regarded as one of the prominent, and excellent literary
figures of the 20th century. Starting his career as a reporter, he earned a lot
of fame as a novelist, short-story writer, and sportsman. He served as an
ambulance driver in the Italian force during W-I and was later sent to Europe
to cover the events of the Greek Revolution. His broad traveling experience and
literary friends and craftsmen, who were also members of a group known as
"The Lost Generation” including Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald
inspired him to write and share his thoughts.
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He
was a sportsman, that’s why his literary works revolve around soldiers,
hunters, wars, bullfighters and sometimes focus on primal people whose tenacity
and honesty are pitted against contemporary society's brutality.
A Farewell to Arms, one of his famous novels explores several conflicting themes, including war and love, masculinity and femininity, fear and strength. It is very interesting that the story is set during a war, the protagonist of this novel Henry Frederic is able to overcome his anxieties and fall in love.
The
Hemingway code consists of norms and modes of action that allow a man to face
the realities of nature with decency, and so to imbue his life with a sense of
purpose, order, meaning, and value.
Hemingway’s
hero has some characteristics. Let’s find out them and compare them with
Frederic Henry.
Hemingway's
characters grabbed attention because they drank a lot and had a lot of affairs.
As a result, the Hemingway hero drink, make love, eat, and enjoy all sensual
cravings – all the sensual pleasures that are available. Same we see in the
novel, Henry and his two ambulance drivers sit down in the middle of the
battleground despite all of the devastations and devote themselves entirely to
appreciating, enjoying, and savoring every bite of their macaroni, cheese, and
a glass of beer.
By
the following life is everything, death is nothing, Hemingway’s hero avoids
death at almost all costs. The concept of 'grace under pressure can be derived
from this. When confronted with the reality of death, this principle states
that the character must act acceptably. To put it another way, the Hemingway
character must be terrified of death, but not of dying. The same can be seen in
the novel as well where Henry tried his best to avoid wars and conflicts.
That’s why critics called it an anti-war novel.
“It
doesn't bother me in the least. It's nothing more than a filthy scam. ” Her
pessimistic attitude on life demonstrates that life is nothing more than a
ruse. Frederic is cold and emotionless in her final moments. He has learned
that life is an uphill battle that must be lived alone and is unavoidable for
man. This demonstrates his pessimistic attitude on life and solidifies his
status as the code hero.
Like
the other novels, fate plays a decisive part in the life of Henry, the code
hero. He lives in the present, and he demonstrates grace under pressure. He is
an injured soldier, not only physically but also emotionally, like a typical
Hemingway hero. He is a man who participates in life rather than watching it
from the sidelines. Amid enormous misfortune, he retains self-control and shows
no signs of self-pity. He's alone in his grief, but he'll get through this, the
worst of all his sorrows.
The
overall argumentative discussion can be summed up in these words. The code hero
operates in a way that allows the critic to develop a certain code, according
to a larger analysis of Hemingway's works.
He
doesn't say anything about his beliefs.
He
is a man of action rather than a man of theory.
