Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there. In the excerpt, what does the diction, or words used to express an idea, show about the narrator?
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The excerpt given here shows how responsible and polite the narrator is.
About the narrator:
- The novel "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway is about warfare of World War I.
- The narrator is American Lieutenant Frederick Henry. It comes in the first person's point of view.
- We must trace out about the narrator using his diction and use of language.
- Here we see that the narrator is very responsible and sincere. We can get it by "I went with him and ... them there."
- It shows that he is very much caring about his fellow soldiers.
- Moreover the author has a positive outlook. He says that he hoped it would go well.
- He is also very observant and keen because he describes the appearance of the Major.
- These are the characteristics of the narrator based on the excerpt given.
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