A Farewell to Arms Essay: Changing Perspective of Religion

Changing Perspective of Religion in A F arewell to Arms In Ernest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms, the main character, deputy Fredric henry, undergoes a dramatic change in perspective over the social class of the novel. It is most interesting to see how the Lieutenants views on religion change as he becomes more 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, religious freedom, and respect. He longs for the day when he preserve go and do Gods work in his hometown in my country, it is understood that a man may love God. It is not a dirty antic(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 next meeting though, Henry feels remorse about this decision. I myself felt as badly as h e did and could not understand why I had not gone. It was what I had wanted to do...and I ex...