Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Protagonist of A Farewell to Arms
Protagonist of A Farewell to Arms
Frederic Henry, American ambulance driver
Literary movement Hemingway belonged to
Literary movement Hemingway belonged to
Lost Generation
Hemingway's signature writing technique
Hemingway's signature writing technique
Iceberg Theory (Theory of Omission)
Iceberg Theory technique
Iceberg Theory technique
Surface details, deeper meaning implied below
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
First-person from Frederic Henry's viewpoint
War's symbolic meaning
War's symbolic meaning
Chaos, disorder, meaninglessness, loss of values
Rain symbolism
Rain symbolism
Tragedy, sorrow, death, cleansing/purification
River symbolism
River symbolism
Life's flow, escape routes, possibility of death
Novel's structural framework
Novel's structural framework
Classical five-act tragedy
Irony in novel's title
Irony in novel's title
Farewell to war & farewell to Catherine's embrace