Hemingway's World War I Answers

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In Chapter 9, Passini has speeches that are longer than anyone else’s. How does this style help characterize him as the exemplar?

Passini’s rambling sentences convey the complexity of his heroic thoughts about war.

Grace under pressure causes Passini to repeat his wise words without regard to what his listeners can understand.

Passini’s questions and logic illustrate that he is expressing his own understanding of war rather than accepted beliefs.

Why is an apprentice narrator appropriate for describing World War I?

The narrator’s growth can contrast naive views with the harsh realities of war.

The narrator is able to explain why war is always necessary despite its enormous costs.

In his blindness to reality, the narrator represents the majority of war’s proponents.

An exemplar narrator would give nothing but wise speeches, which would get boring.

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