Franc, I haven't started thinking about my holidays yet. That should be my ultimate motivation but its not. It seems nothing can moticate me. I know I will feel terrible if I view my results and not get the ATAR i wanted and that this is my last chance of doing well. But i still can't
Lol, if you've read somethign a billion times, I'm sure it will stick in your memory uness your like that girl on "40 first dates". I havnt had so many moths holidays since like before I was 5 years old :S Why you get so many holidays in year 10? I can't wait to finish school so thta I will never, ever, ever have to do stupid, pain in the ass, useless probability or calculas again!
Xdecay, those really are difficult quesions :\
I think the second VCAA question last (the one i posted about) is quiet difficult.
For the first question: you could agree and say no, a farewell does not show this. You would talk about how eventhough there is contant killing in the book and no one exactly feels bad about it, and although is not exactly condeming war however, he is portraying the mass killing as immoral as he conveys it's futility. Examples. And also, when Henry deserts the war, he feels like a "criminal", but his decision was ultimately right one as he chose not to be apart of the immoral, brutal world of war. And thats all I got lol.
And for the second question: you could talk about how Henry is protrayed as a 'code hero' and one of the traits of a 'code hero' is someone who often acts without thinking and considers the act itself more important than the idea of the act. he shows this when he deserts the italian army by didving into the river, he knows that this decision is better than doing nothing. and also when he initiitates a "game" with Ctaherine and he claims he doesn't care for the consequences and has no idea what hes doing etc.
Another point can be that, Henry's actions are a result of his constant search for order, purpose and value in his life. he joins the army as it is orderly and gives him a purpose and finds new values through his relationship with Catherine. And another point could be his pursuit for survival drives his actions - constantly consuming alcohol and visiting brothels as a means of escaping the psychological trauma of war and hence prolonging his survival. You could also argue that he never complained when he is wounded as he was glad to have survived and just wants to keep going and not let his fall destroy his mind, make him depressed etc. This is also exemplified when he still goes on with his life when Catherine and his baby die, and after hes lost everything..he just wants to survive..
That's all I got.
But the good thing is that as 'A Farewell to Arms' is fairly new to VCAA, they are bound to use the most easiest quetsions on the most obvious themes.
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