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"You're my religion. You're all I've got"; so speaks Catherine in Farewell to Arms (75). Catherine's attitude towards her lover is just one of three definitions of service as seen by James F. Light. This artificial interpretation may seem like more of an exercise than an insightful article.

Light, in his article "The Religion of Death in Farewell to Arms, " published in Carlos Baker's anthology Ernest hemingway: Critiques of Four Major Novels , explains the novel by focusing on four varieties of "service" and "Lt. Henry's "wavering toward each idea and eventual rejection of all four." Light first covers the ideal of the priest--service to God--by citing examples of Henry refusing to bait the priest as the others do (38). Light mentions that Henry tests the ideal of the priest by praying to save Catherine, which fails (38). Light also cites the example of the ants on the burning log as "reflecting divine selfishness" (38). The second type of service Light covers is that of service to country epitomized by Gino (38). Although Henry starts like a patriot, according to Light, he ultimately deserts and finds "a separate peace" (39). Light then covers the ideal of Catherine--service to one's lover, who demonstrates selflessness to the end (39). Light cites the example of Catherine first saying "Don't touch me," but then saying "You touch me all you want" as "perfect selflessness" (39). Finally, Light covers Rinaldi as the service to mankind, which again fails (39). Rinaldi is "concerned with man's body" but ends up feeling "his own futility," according to Light (39). Light concludes by saying that Lt. Henry is left with the one thing man can believe in--death (40).

In the article, Light clearly explains his four divisions with specific examples from the novel; however, his section on Gino seems to contain examples from the novel which do not really relate to Gino. Therefore, the article seems artificial. The article would have been stronger if the author had merely covered the priest and Catherine sections. These have the best evidence. For example, the references to priest baiting, the prayers for Catherine and the ant analogy clearly support Henry's reaction to the service of the priest. Catherine's section also has examples that relate to her service, though I would probably use different words to interpret her actions rather than service. Her selfless love is her "religion," which is one of the examples Light uses. But is this an example of love or of service? The discussion of Geno, however, involves Henry's argument with Passini about what is worse, defeat or war itself. This section, I feel, is not really supported with quotes from Gino to establish his service to his country. The section on Rinaldi is also weak, discussing priest baiting and syphilis more than service.

In summary, the beginning of Light's article is well argued and supported. The second half seems to be artificially connected with the term "service." The service of the priest and Catherine would have been more insightful if explained in a more comparison/contrast mode. I think that "love" could connect the work of both, just as the word--service: perhaps even more appropriately.

Parts: Introduction paragraph; summary paragraph with article name, author references, in-text citations; evaluation paragraph which explains to what extent you agree or disagree with the article with some support from the novel or the article; and a conclusion paragraph.