Catherine Barkley
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Catherine Barkley is a central character in Ernest Hemingway's novel "A Farewell to Arms," known as a British nurse whose tragic love affair with an American ambulance driver unfolds against the backdrop of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catherine Barkley canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
loss
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love in wartime ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ the fragility of happiness ⓘ |
| basedOn | nurses Hemingway encountered in World War I ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devoted
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romantic ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService | Italy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| deathCause | childbirth complications ⓘ |
| diesIn | A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| emotionalBackground | grieving former fiancé killed in war ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | World War I setting of A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| genreContext |
romantic tragedy
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war novel ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film adaptations of A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Frederic Henry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | modernism ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Frederic Henry ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
love interest of the protagonist
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | nurse ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
Helen Hayes
ⓘ
Jennifer Jones ⓘ |
| pregnantWith | child of Frederic Henry ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | unmarried partner of Frederic Henry ⓘ |
| roleInWork | deuteragonist of A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| servesAs | nurse in the British Voluntary Aid Detachment ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
idealized romantic love
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the cost of war on personal lives ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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