| dc.description.abstract | A Farewell to Arms is one of the great works of Ernest Hemingway. He is one
of the greatest authors in the twentieth century. In this novel, Hemingway stresses on
the character of Frederic Henry. He is the main character in the novel. Frederic is a
young American who enlists himself in the Italian army as the ambulance driver
during the First World War. Moreover, the First World War is time full of confusion,
desperation, and loneliness. It gives bad influences to people’s life, mentally and
psychologically. Frederic must face the traumatic effects of the war.
From the explanation above, this thesis primarily focuses on two major
problems. First, how the roles of Id and Ego toward Frederic Henry’s character are.
Second, what the effects of Id and Ego leading Frederic Henry to the tragic hero are.
The method of the thesis is inductive analysis. It means the discussion of this
thesis goes from the specific problem and goes to general conclusions, with a purpose
to make this thesis clear to understand. The application of the method in this thesis
begins by analyzing the roles of id and ego toward Frederic’s character.
The result shows that the roles of Id and Ego give influences toward main
character, Frederic Henry. He becomes an atheist, a drinker and the sex offender.
Furthermore, Frederic’s strong Id and Ego is also gives the effects in his life. They
are Frederic’s terrifying experiences in the Italian army, Frederic’s sexual desire
toward Catherine and Frederic’s loss of love toward Catherine and the baby. The
effects lead Frederic to the tragic hero. | en_US |
