A Farewell to Arms Essay: Changing Perspective of Religion

Changing Perspective of Religion in A Farewell to Arms In Ernest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms, the main character, Lieutenant Fredric Henry, undergoes a dramatic change in perspective over the course of the novel. It is most interesting to see how the Lieutenants views on religion change as he becomes to a greater extent involved in the war. Early in the novel, we are introduced to the Abruzzi. The Abruzzi is a town in Switzerland, of which Henrys friend, the priest, is very fond. His father lives there and it is, for the priest, a place of quiet solitude, ghostlike freedom, and respect. He longs for the day when he can go and do Gods work in his hometown in my country, it is understood that a man may love God. It is non a dirty joke(Hemingway 71). The priest offers Henry a chance to go to the Abruzzi and rest with his father. Henry declines, and instead decides to go to a whorehouse. At their conterminous meeting though, Henry feels remorse about this decision. I myself felt a s badly as he did and could not understand why I had not gone. It was what I had wanted to do...and I ex...