Theme in A Farewell to Arms Religion Directions: These passages all refer to religion in some way, even in an irreligious way. Your task is to look up each passage, confirm the note, and add your own notes on what some of these passages have in common. Feel free to supplement this limited list with other references. page instances 6 friend gestures for the priest to come into the bawdy house 7 captain baits the priest in the mess; major says the pope is on Austria's side; priest teased about his celibacy 8 atheists vs. Free Masons 14 powerlessness of priest 39 stolen bowls: Archbishop Ireland 45 the St. Anthony medal 54 F.H.'s out-of-body experience 65-66 the priest & Lt. H.: the teasing 69 tired priest doesn't suffer anymore from baiting (compare 173) 70 war disgust 76 blaspheming about the Holy Ghost, and parody of Baltimore Catechism 114-115 the marriage dilemma 116 C.B. has no religion: "You're my religion." 261 "I don't know about the soul." your notes 263 "devout" 284 hands vs. "No hole in my side": stigmata/messiah (compare 327-328, ants in the fire) 313 C.B.'s religion 314 F.H. prays for C.B. 327 no religion vs. baptized 330 bargaining with God, and C.B. wants no priest, just F.H. 331 "I'll come and stay with you nights"; "dirty trick" Assembling a thesis: What's the point of the irreverence? What's the point of the mentioning of religious things and practices? Is this an anti-religious novel? What does Lt. Henry have to fall back on if not religion? Summarize your notes and answers to make a thesis.