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Farewell To Arms Religion
In Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, many different themes are present throughout the book. Love, lust, nationalism, tragedy, and hatred are what I think A Farewell to Arms is based on, but one theme that really caught my attention was the role of religion. I though the role of religion played a big part of this story because the love that Catherine and Henry shared was extremely influenced by religion.
Henry's feelings for Catherine were not only influenced by his feelings, but by his religious experiences. When Henry goes to talk to the priest, the priest teaches Henry what the true meaning of love is. The priest tells Henry that the love he has for God should be the same an individual has for the person they have affections for.
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