LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:9 September 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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The Magnitude of Heroism in Ernest Hemingway’s
A Farewell to Arms and Other Novels

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Debata, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Abstract

This paper analyzes heroism as central theme in Hemingway’s work. Most of his novels are primarily studies of death or simply researches regarding the lost generation. They are essentially the portrayal of a hero, the man who through the force of some extraordinary qualities sets the standards for those around him. Hemingway has always kept four subjects in his mind when writing. These four subjects which have always fascinated Hemingway are fishing , hunting , bullfighting and war, in which all have shown some type of international aspects , but most of Hemingway’s novels are studies of death . They are portrayals of a hero, but a hero who struggles and perceives of death progressing on the path of heroism.

Keywords: Al Valore Militare, Heroism, Luck, Struggle, Tragedy.

Hero and Death

What truly is Hemingway’s writing, especially in the portrayal of a hero with the notion of death? To be a hero is to dare more than other men; to expose oneself to greater dangers and therefore, to be more greatly vulnerable to the risk of the possibilities of death and defeat, (Connolly, p.226).

Hemingway said, “My favorite characters are men who deal with death and accept its risk”. To understand why Hemingway lets his novels revolve around the concept of death, one must look at his life and observe how the meaning of death affected Hemingway himself.

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Debata, Hons, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Head of the Department of English
Kalinga Polytechnic
KIIT University
Bhubaneswar 751024
Odisha
India
debatapradeep@yahoo.com
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