Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms

As one of the most important literary works written by an American writer, A Farewell to Arms has been studied from the perspective of a variety of critical approaches.  The present study examines this novel from the point of view of trauma studies, especially as discussed by Judith Herman. Hermann...

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Main Authors: Behzad Pourgharib, Abdolbaghi Rezaei Talarposhti, Ahmad reza Rahimi
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Published: University of Birjand 2025-03-01
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description As one of the most important literary works written by an American writer, A Farewell to Arms has been studied from the perspective of a variety of critical approaches.  The present study examines this novel from the point of view of trauma studies, especially as discussed by Judith Herman. Hermann divides trauma into several types and proposes three basic steps for the healing process: immunization, recalling and mourning, and reconnecting with life. Using her ideas, this paper concludes that the protagonist of the novel goes through traumatic experiences, whose effect deeply transform his very elemental characteristics. Furthermore, it illustrates how the main character makes an attempt to reconnect with the pre-traumatic society in a doomed way. The reason is attributed to the simple fact that he has not been able to confront and accept trauma and provide a reliable narrative. The main reason for his failure is that he does not go through all the stages Herman believes a trauma survivor should go through to relieve the pain and suffering.
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spelling doaj-art-f90e30835f144af7b9be5ca3dfa051672025-08-20T02:32:29ZfasUniversity of Birjandمطالعات بین‌رشته‌ای ادبیات، هنر و علوم انسانی2783-27592025-03-015125326410.22077/islah.2025.8419.15473380Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to ArmsBehzad Pourgharib0Abdolbaghi Rezaei Talarposhti1Ahmad reza Rahimi2Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, Department of English Language Translation, University oF Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran(Corresponding author)Assistant professor of English Language and Literature. Department of English Language and Literature, Golestan University, IranPh.D. in English Language and Literature. Department of English Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranAs one of the most important literary works written by an American writer, A Farewell to Arms has been studied from the perspective of a variety of critical approaches.  The present study examines this novel from the point of view of trauma studies, especially as discussed by Judith Herman. Hermann divides trauma into several types and proposes three basic steps for the healing process: immunization, recalling and mourning, and reconnecting with life. Using her ideas, this paper concludes that the protagonist of the novel goes through traumatic experiences, whose effect deeply transform his very elemental characteristics. Furthermore, it illustrates how the main character makes an attempt to reconnect with the pre-traumatic society in a doomed way. The reason is attributed to the simple fact that he has not been able to confront and accept trauma and provide a reliable narrative. The main reason for his failure is that he does not go through all the stages Herman believes a trauma survivor should go through to relieve the pain and suffering.https://islah.birjand.ac.ir/article_3380_7f10101069b7107f83bcaafc761bd980.pdftraumaa farewell to armsrecalling and mourningand reconnecting
spellingShingle Behzad Pourgharib
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Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
مطالعات بین‌رشته‌ای ادبیات، هنر و علوم انسانی
trauma
a farewell to arms
recalling and mourning
and reconnecting
title Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
title_full Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
title_fullStr Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
title_full_unstemmed Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
title_short Trauma and Recovery: Interaction of Love and War in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
title_sort trauma and recovery interaction of love and war in hemingway s a farewell to arms
topic trauma
a farewell to arms
recalling and mourning
and reconnecting
url https://islah.birjand.ac.ir/article_3380_7f10101069b7107f83bcaafc761bd980.pdf
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