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*Where do they spend the winter? What is the mood?
*Why is Catherine unwilling to get married now?
*How does Catherine plan to change after the baby is born?
*How would you describe the relationship at this point? How has it changed?
*Describe the labor, the alternatives given, and note who makes the decisions. Were there other alternatives?
*How does Henry feel when he sees his son?
*What happens with Catherine, the baby, and Henry?
*What is the tone at the end of the novel?
*What do you predict will happen in the coming years?
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Catherine and Henry spend their winter in a little log cabin, staying inside many days reading books and playing card games. Catherine is even more unwilling to get married now because she is showing her baby bump very promiently now. Catherine plans to change after the baby is born by cutting her hair and then all three of them moving. Henry and Catherines's relationship has changed a lot because now they are about to be parents and they are acting more like grownups and they have matured a lot. The labor that Catherine expriences is a very long-drawn and tence one. Cahterine takes a large liking to the gas, which causes her to have side effects of that of a druken fool. Since the baby doesn't seem to be able to come out in the natural way, the doctor gave the options of a C-Section or a high forceps delivery to Henry. Henry chooses the Caesarean because there is a lower chance of something going wrong for both Catherine and their unborn child. The feelings that Herny expriences when he first sees his son is that there is no love, no feeling of fatherhood, nothing. From the moment of birth, Henry hates his child. Sadly at the end of the novel we learn that Henry and Catherines baby was a stillborn, meaning the baby was already dead when it came out. Also Catherine dies at the ebd if the novel too. I could already see Catherine dying at the end of the novel beccause she was foreshadowing it during the beginning of her labor. The tone at the end of the novel is quite saddening. It gives off a feeling of someone who tried to beat the odds and surrived everything and this just came as an earthsharding blow. What happens in the coming years of Henry's life is hard to predict. I could see him going back to the war, to America, carrying the wounds of Catherines death with him. Whether he gets remarried or not is something that I would see either possibtly.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry end up spending their winter in a nice little house in the mountains. During that time, they acted like two love birds and spent as much time as they could together. Catherine was unwilling to get officially married to Henry because her pregnancy was in the stage in which it was obvious that she had a baby on board; she could go without other peoples judgment and gossip. Once the baby is born, Catherine wanted to get back into shape, looking the best she could be, so that Henry would fall in love with her all over again. The labor ends up being complicated; regular delivery is out of the question, and the only choices of delivery are by Caesarean or use of forceps. The doctor recommends the delivery by Caesarean; in which, Henry chooses that among the alternatives. When Henry first sees his baby boy, he doesn't feel anything. He actually becomes angry with the child because he states that the baby almost killed Catherine and that he wanted a girl instead. Catherine ends up dying anyway due to excessive blood loss from hemorrhaging; her son also ends up dying. Henry becomes despondent, walking off into the pouring rain with the depressive tone of the ending. My prediction for the coming years is that Henry would turn into an even heavier drinker, possibly committing suicide because he lost the only thing he was living for.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a log cabin set in some woods on the side of a mountain. At this point, Catherine does not want to get married because it shows that she is pregnant and she is too embarrassed. After the baby is born, Catherine plans on cutting her hair so it would look like Lieutenant Henry's. The two are now madly in love with each other and willing to make any sacrifices to make the other happy. The labor is a very long and stressful one. She is allowed an anesthetic gas to help with the pain, and acts like a drunken fool on it. The doctor informs Henry that the baby is not going to come out safely without interference from himself. The doctor tells Henry he can either perform a high forceps delivery or a Caesarean, but says he would choose Caesarean if it was his wife. Henry decides to allow the doctor to do a Caesarean, because the only other option was much more dangerous. When Henry finally sees his son, he first has no feeling towards him. Then he starts to resent the baby for almost killing Catherine. The baby dies when the doctor is unable to start him breathing. Soon after, Catherine dies from a hemorrhage. The way Hemingway compares Catherine to a statue and says it is raining at the end of the book sets a very depressing tone. In the coming years, I think Henry's personality will change a lot. I see him becoming a heavy drinker and being distant from everyone around himself.
ReplyDeleteWhere Henry and Catherine spend the winter is in a cabin in the mountains. The mood is on the happier side. Catherine doesn't want to get married because she said she is fat, and once she is thin again they will marry. Catherine plans to change by cutting her hair and getting skinner after the baby is born. The relationship at this point is that they both love each other deeply and will do whatever they can to make each other happy. It's changed because they grew stronger together after the storm. The labor was very painful and stressful. Catherine seems to make the decisions, as she kept wanting the anesthetic. The doctor told Henry that the baby is not going to come out as safely as they would like. The doctor says there are two options: a high forceps delivery or a Caesarean. The doctor would choose a Caesarean if it was his wife. Henry decides to do the Caesarean since the high forceps delivery is more dangerous. Henry doesn't feel happy or excited when he sees his son. He feels nothing, as if he has nothing to do with him. He is upset and angry that the baby almost killed Catherine. The baby died because they couldn't start to make him breathe. Catherine dies from multiple hemorrhages and they couldn't stop it. Henry is cold and depressed after this experience. The tone is depressing because of the fact it was raining and the way Hemingway described Henry saying good-bye to a statue. What will happen in the coming years is that Henry will probably live alone as he only loved Catherine, and have a drinking problem.
ReplyDeleteWhen Henry and Catherine go live in a cabin in the mountains, the mood is quite happy. Catherine at this point, is having some body issues. She thinks she is fat and doesn't want to get married until she is skinny again. She also plans to cut her hair. Henry and Catherine's relationship is a really good one but they keep trying to please one another. Catherine makes all the decisions when she goes into labor. The labor is horrible because it is painful and stressful and she has to go through a Caesarean. Henry is not happy when he sees his son because the baby almost killed Catherine and the son dies because it could not breathe. Catherine dies also and Henry falls into a deep depression. He has no one else because he only had Catherine.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine live in the mountains in a small cabin for the winter. They are very happy there, which is the only time in the novel that Henry says he is truly happy. Catherine does not want to be married because she feels fat with the baby, and she wants to feel skinny and carefree for their wedding day. Catherine wants to get back in shape, cut her hair, and live happily together. The relationship has changed for the better. The two are very strongly in love, a major change over the lies Henry told at the start of the novel. The labor is long and painful for Catherine and Henry alike, as Henry skips meals and instead stands outside the door waiting for his loved one to finally feel better. The couple are given no alternatives until very late in the day when they are finally told they can do a Caesarean section. The doctor makes all the decisions, Henry is by and large left out of the process other than administering gas at some points. Henry feels no love for his son when he sees him, he only thinks that he nearly killed the mother. Catherine dies of multiple hemorrhages after the birth, and the baby was revealed to never have breathed at all. Henry leaves the hospital, sad and depressed, because he left his life behind for Catherine, who he lost as well. He comes out of the novel with nothing. The tone at the end is extremely sad and depressing. Over the next few years, I predict Henry will fall into a deep depression that only alcohol will cure.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend their winter in a cabin on the mountainside. The mood is happy and somewhat tense especially because Catherine is even more against getting married because she is showing her pregnancy and she wants to be thin when they get married. Catherine plans to change after the baby is born to become more fit so Henry would fall in love with her all over again. The relationship is steady and both people are working hard to make the other happy. The relationship has matured and has become simple. Catherine was in serious pain and every hard contraction she said it was "a good one". Catherine makes Henry leave the room a lot during her contractions and while the nurse is helping her. Since the baby is too big to give conventional birth to the doctors told Catherine that the baby needed to be delivered either by a Caesarean operation or a high forceps delivery. Catherine makes the decisions throughout the labor. Henry feels no emotion when he sees his son. He is harsh on the baby, considering it almost killed Catherine. The baby was born dead and Henry thought that the umbilical chord could have been wrapped around his neck the entire time. Catherine suffers many hemorrhages after birth of the baby and passes away. Henry leaves the hospital; walking in the rain alone. The tone at the end of the novel is very depressing and sad. I predict that Henry will re-enlist in the army and become a drunk just to get his mind off of Catherine.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend their winter in a log cabin, staying inside many days reading books and playing card games just the two of them. It’s really relaxed in the cabin, just the two of them spending as much time as they can together. Catherine was not willing to get officially married to Henry because she is pregnant and it’s obvious. She couldn’t deal with other people’s judgment if she were to get married while she was pregnant. Once the baby is born, Catherine plans to get back into shape so that Henry would fall in love with her all over again and they could get married. Catherine also plans on cutting her hair after the baby is born, so it would look like Henry's, and Henry growing out his so it looks like Catherine’s. The two of them are now madly in love with each other and willing to make sacrifices to make the other happy. The labor was very painful and stressful. The pain is just too much for Catherine and she wanted the painkiller. The doctor told Henry that the baby is not going to come out safely. The doctor says there are two options: a high forceps delivery or a Caesarean. The doctor says that if it was his wife he would chose the Caesarean. Henry decides to do the Caesarean since the high forceps delivery is more dangerous. Henry doesn't feel anything when he sees his son; it’s as if Henry has nothing to do with him. He is upset and angry that the baby almost killed Catherine. The baby didn’t make it because nothing they did would start his breathing. Catherine dies from multiple hemorrhages that the doctors could not stop. The tone is depressing because the way Hemingway described Henry saying good-bye to a statue and that it was raining when Henry walked home. I truly liked the symbolism used by Hemmingway when Catherine is scared of the rain because it reminds her of her past love, and now Henry walks away in the rain dreaming of what could have been. In the coming years Henry is going to live alone because he only ever truly loved Catherine. He is also going to continue drinking even more than he has in the past.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a little log cabin in the mountains. They are happy there together. Catherine does not want to get married because her belly has gotten a lot bigger and is very visible. After she has the baby she plans on getting in shape and plans on cutting her hair. Their relationship has changed and they have become more responsible and are acting more like parents. When the labor comes it doesn't go well. Catherine is in a lot of pain and she is talking about all the things their going to do with the baby and she makes all the decisions. The doctor says that she needs to have a Caesarean, and goes through with it. When the baby is born Henry says he hates his son. When he sees his son he notices that he is not crying. The doctor says he is ok, but when Henry talks to a nurse he finds out that his son is dead. Later, when he goes to see Catherine he notices that she looks terrible. Her skin is gray and she looks very ill. The nurses say she has multiple hemorrhages that wouldn't stop. Later that day Catherine passed away. The mood at this point is sad and depressing. Henry will probably become depressed and alone, and he will end up drinking his life away.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spent their winter up in the mountains in a cabin. During that time they were happy with just being able to see each other all the time. Catherine doesn't want to get married because she feels she is to big with the pregnancy and wants to wait until she is skinny again. After the baby is born Catherine plans to become skinny again and make Henry fall in love with her again before they get married. Their relationship is very strong with each of them trying to be better for the other while making each other happy day after day. Whereas before their relationship wasn't as strong. Catherine's labor was extremely painful for her so she was given the choice to have either Caesarean or high forceps. Since she was in charge of the decision making she chose to have the Caesarean done. Once the baby is born Henry doesn't really think much of his son because he feels that the baby almost killed Catherine. Henry later finds out that his son ended up dying because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Afterwards Henry goes to check on his wife and is informed that she has multiple hemorrhages. Catherine ended up dying within a short time. The tone at the end of this story is sad and very depressing. I predict that Henry wastes the rest of his life drinking and alone while trying to keep his mind off Catherine.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a cabin on top of the mountain. They spend their time reading and playing two person card games. Catherine is unwilling to get married because she is embarrassed that she is pregnant and wants to be thin for the wedding. After Catherine has the baby she plans to be thin again and she will cut her hair shorter. Henry and Catherine's relationship has changed because they are acting like adults now. They have matured and aren't in the "No, I love you more" stages any more. They are completely in love and willing to do anything for each other.Yet, it is still the same in some ways. I think their relationship is very annoying in the way they speak to each other, and they are still basically inseparable. The labor was a hard, long, painful labor. The baby is not able to come out a natural birth so the options are to have a Caesarean or a high forceps delivery. Henry asks the doctor his recommendation and the doctor said if it was his wife he would do a Caesarean. Henry made the decision. Henry had no feelings for his new son, all he cared about was how Catherine was doing. The son died because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck cutting off his oxygen. Catherine died from multiple hemorrhages. Henry walks home IN THE RAIN. From reading earlier, Catherine said she was scared of the rain because it felt to her like she was alone and death was upon her. Now at the end of the story it comes back as an unpredictable piece in the story. I think that Henry will end up like Rinaldi, and busy himself in his work and end up an alcoholic.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend winter in a cabin in the mountains. The mood is happy and Catherine and Henry spend a lot of time together. Catherine is unwilling to get married due to how far she is into her pregnancy. Catherine wants to wait until she is skinny to marry him. After the baby is born Catherine plans to work out and cut her hair short. She wants to have a new look and have Henry fall in love with her all over again. Their relationship is that they love each other very much and are willing to do anything for each other. Their relationship has changed in a good way. Catherine’s labor is very difficult and doesn’t go very well. Henry tries to stay with Catherine as much as he can to make sure she is okay. The doctor says that Catherine can’t have a natural delivery and must either have a Caesarean or high forceps delivery. Henry decides to go with the Caesarean because of the doctor’s recommendation and lesser risk of complications. When Henry sees his son he feels angry with him because he almost killed Catherine and ended up leaving the room. Catherine ends up dying due to multiple hemorrhages. Henry finds out that the baby was a stillborn and that he was dead when he saw him. Henry sits with Catherine until she dies, tells her goodbye one last time, then walks back to the hotel in the rain. The tone at the end of the novel is very depressing and sad. I predict that Henry will suffer from depression and continue to drink but more heavily. I also think he will reenlist in the army or return to America.
ReplyDeleteIn the end of the novel, we are left wondering what will happen to Henry now that Catherine and their child are gone. He might reenlist in the army but he could also feel that he has seen enough war in his lifetime. He could return to American and start over but his strong feelings of loss could prevent him from moving on. Finally, he could suffer depression and attempt to find solace in drinking heavily once again. Whatever he chose, Henry had the choice to move forward with his life and make it the happiest he could despite all that he has been through.
ReplyDeleteCatherine’s feelings on marriage are very vain. She doesn’t want to get married because she wants to look beautiful on her wedding and does not want to be pregnant while wearing her wedding dress.
ReplyDeleteHenry’s feelings when he first sees his son are also vain and are nothing like a typical father would feel right after his son’s birth. He feels nothing for his son other than hatred for killing Catherine. Henry places sole blame for Catherine’s death on the innocent child who had also died in child birth. He feels no connection to the child and no remorse for his son’s death.
When Henry's son is born he doesn't feel any attatchment to him at all. It's as if he isn't even his own. When Catherine is on her death bed Henry keeps thinking that if she dies it will be all the babies fault. He just keeps worrying about Catherine, giving no concern to his newly born child. Henry thinks to himself that if the baby dies it will be okay, just as long as Catherine lives.
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between Henry and Catherine is quite advanced, they are no longer lovebirds but act like a married couple would. They have shifted from a life of romance to a life of understanding. Catherine’s labor was long and futile; the more Catherine was put under during the birthing, the weaker she became. When it came down to the alternatives, Henry decided that a Caesarean would be best after given the list of effects and possibilities. When Henry saw his son for the first time, he felt nothing for “it” but disappointment since it had nearly killed Catherine. A nurse also explains that the baby is lifeless; the cord wrapped around his neck and suffocated him. Shortly after Henry returns from supper, Catherine dies from a hemorrhage due to the operation. Henry says goodbye rather briefly and exits the hospital into the rain. The tone at the end of the novel is very dull and rather unfeeling. I can’t predict for sure what will happen to Henry, he does not grief or mourn for either Catherine or his son. He hides his feelings too well from what I see. I bet he’ll get drunk and go back to Stressa.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend winter at a cabin up in the mountains. They kill time by reading, and playing cards with each other. Catherine does not want to get married because she feels like she doesn't look fit to marry, she is pregnant. After having the baby, Catherine says that she is going to cut her hair short again, and try to make Henry re-fall in love with her. The relationship now is more adult-like, more mature, as earlier in the novel it was more young, and passionate (as in Henry's case, because he wasn't really looking for a relationship, but now he actually loves Catherine). The labor is long and hard for the couple, because Catherine is in pain, and Henry skips meals and stands outside the door waiting for his loved one to feel better. The couples only alternative is a C-section, and Henry isn't really given a choice, as the doctor was the one running everything. When Henry see's his son, he feels no love for it as it caused Catherine so much pain. Catherine died from multiple hemorrhages, and Henry was told that the baby did not even take a single breath. Henry leaves the hospital, and the tone of the novel is now sad and hopeless. There is nothing to look forward to for Henry, no life, he is just completely lost. In the next few years, Henry will most likely rejoin the war, hoping for something to come of it, but he will probably drink a substantial amount of alcohol, and go back to the player that he once was.
ReplyDeleteThe cheerful couple, Catherine and Henry, abide in a cozy home by the mountains during the winter in Switzerland. They are the happiest they have ever been as they wait for the arrival of their first child. Catherine wants to hold off on the wedding plans so she won't have a baby bump in her wedding dress. After the baby is born Catherine wants to get thin so Henry could fall in love with her looks all over again. Henry reassures her that he will be in love with her no matter what she looks like. Once Catherine goes into labor she has a difficult time. They went to the hospital very early in the morning and there was no progress in the labor after lunch in the afternoon. The doctor prescribes either a c-section or a high forceps delivery. Henry chooses the c-section because it would be safer for Catherine and the baby. As they wheel her in for surgery, Henry watches the rain outside which foreshadows death. When Henry first sees his baby boy he has no emotion. This was mostly because the baby almost killed Catherine due to the hard labor. Henry's son ends up being a stillborn and Catherine dies after suffering hemorrhages. Henry leaves the hospital incredibly upset. The tone of the novel is melancholy, definitely a tear-jerker. I predict in the next couple of years Henry will enter a deep depression and then maybe die of drinking too much.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a cozzy house in the mountains where they are very happy together. Catherine does not want to get married now because of her size. She does not like how big she has gotten and because of how late she is in her pregnancy she does not want to get married. Catherine wants to be thin again after the baby is born, she wants to be how she was before she was pregnant. Henry and Catherine are very much in love at this point. They spend all their time together and hate being apart. The labor is long and painful and it takes many hours for Catherine to give birth. However Catherine can not give birth to her child naturally so the doctor gives Henry has two choices, a high forceps delievery or a Caesarean. Henry goes for the less dangerous Caesarean. After the birth of his son Henry cares nothing for the baby. Henry has no connection to his son and is mad at the baby for almost killing Catherine. The baby dies from the umbilical cord being wrapped around the baby's neck. The doctors could not get the baby to start breathing after it was born. Catherine dies from several hemorages that the doctors could not stop. Henry walks away from the hospital without saying much to anyone. The end of the novel is sad and depressing. In the future Henry probably had trouble moving past the death of Catherine and began to drink heavily.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend winter in a wooden house in the mountains outside Montreux. They spent the time together, doing things like playing games. Catherine is against getting married right now because she wants to wait until she is think again for Henry. Catherine was planning on growing her hair out until the baby is born then cut it short. The labor was complicated and lasted for hours until the doctor gave Henry the choice between a high forceps delivery or a cesarean. He choose a cesarean. When he saw his son he didn't feel like a father, he was emotionless. The baby was a stillborn, Catherine Hemorrhaged several times, and Henry walked back to the hotel in the rain. He already drinks a lot, so in the future i think he would be an alcoholic and be by himself for the rest of his life.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend their winter in a mountainside cabin surrounded by trees and nature. Catherine is unwilling to get married now because she insists on getting married when she is skinny again. She plans to change after the baby is born. She is going to cut off all of her hair so that she can look like Henry, except with blonde hair. At this point, the two of them are completely in love and are willing to give into the other’s wishes, whatever they may be. Labor was very difficult for the couple emotionally. Catherine was given gas to help reduce the pain. Henry explains that she is acting like a drunken individual on the gas. The doctor advises Henry that they can either do a high forceps delivery or a Caesarean. The doctor tells Henry that he would choose the Caesarean if it was his wife, so Henry goes along and decides on the Caesarean with it being much safer for both Catherine and the unborn child. When Henry saw his son, he has no feelings towards it. He didn’t feel like a father and he hated the child for almost killing Catherine. The doctor later told Henry that they were unable to start the baby’s breathing, and he died. Not much later, Catherine dies of a hemorrhage. The tone Hemingway sets at the end of the novel is very upsetting and depressing. The way Henry compared his wife to a statue, the lack of respect that he had for the two nurses, and that he was walking off into the rain alone, all combine together for a miserable ending. I think that Henry will never find true love again. He might even move somewhere else so that he isn’t reminded of the times he shared with Catherine.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter in a cabin in the mountains. Catherine does not want to get married until after the baby and she is skinny again. After the deliverance of the baby Catherine says she is going to cut her hair short, in hopes that Henry will re-fall in love with her. The relationship has changed and grown more mature now that they are having a child together and they actually love eachother. The delivery doesn't go particularly well because Catherine is put through a lot of pain. Henry stands outside of the room for awhile. They are unable to deliver the baby through a natural birth. When seeing his son for the first time, Henry practically shows no emotion or love for his son because of the pain Catherine was put through. He instead goes to see Catherine. She asks about the baby and he tells her it is healthy and the nurse hints him a look and pulls him aside to tell him the baby was strangled by the umbilical cord and never even took a breath. Catherine knows she is dying and she tells Henry she doesn't want him to love another woman and he promises not to. She then dies of multiple hemorrhages. The tone moves to be very sad. Henry lost his newborn child and the love of his life in one day. I think in the future Henry is always gonna be thinking of Catherine. He might go back to his old self and become a player but I don't think he will ever love somebody again like he loved Catherine.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter in cabins in Montreux. The mood during this time is calm and relaxing. Catherine doesn’t want to get married yet because she is fat and pregnant; she wants to get married when she is skinny and happy. After the baby is born, Catherine plans on changing by cutting her hair short in hopes that Henry will love her more. At this point in the relationship they have grown deeper in love. They are able to do more things together like spending time with each other. For Catherine the labor was very difficult and painful. The pains were so bad that they gave her a gas mask to relieve her pains. During the birth they could get the baby out so she had to have a C section. When the baby was born Henry had nothing to say. He was very angry that the baby gave Catherine so much pain. Henry finds out that the baby died from being strangled by the umbilical cord and never took a breath. Catherine has severe hemorrhages and days shortly after the baby is pronounced dead. The tone at the end of the novel is very sad and depressing. First he loses his first born son, and then he loses the love of his life, Catherine. In the coming years I predict the Henry will stay single, not being able to love ever again.
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ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend the winter in a cabin set in the mountains outside the village of Montreux. The two are very happy and peaceful, living a splendid life together. Catherine is unwilling to marry Henry at the time because she would like to wait until the baby is born, being that her pregnancy is quite obvious now. After the baby is born, Catherine is planning to cut her hair off, believing that the bold change will make sparks fly and Henry will fall in love with her all over again. For Henry, the relationship has changed to boredom. He seeks adventure outside of his "married" life, while Catherine is happy with their new lives. When Catherine goes into labor, Henry takes her to the hospital. Even with the anesthetic gases, the pain of natural child birth is just too much for Catherine to handle. The doctor tells Henry the best solution is to perform a Ceasarean operation. Henry decides to choose the operation and once the baby is born, Henry feels no emotion towards it and is only worried about Catherine. He talks to Catherine and tells her the baby is alright, but the doctor soon tells him the baby was a still-birth. Catherine is aware that she is close to death and soon dies from multiple hemorrhages. The rain (which we know Cathewirne feared) symbolizes the tragedy of the novel as Henry leaves the hospital. The tone changes to a sense of loss or confusion for Henry. I feel that any hope or positive outlook or perspective Henry had on life is now saught impossible.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter in a cabin by the mountains just outside the village of Montreux, Switzerland. The mood is very relaxing and peaceful. They are both very happy and in love with each other. Catherine is unwilling to get married now because of her size. She wants to wait till she has the baby and is skinny again so she can be happy and beautiful when she gets married. After the baby, Catherine plans to cut all of her hair off. Henry and Catherine have a deep loving relationship at this point. It has become more mature and they do not like to leave each others side. Once Catherine goes into labor it becomes long and grueling. It is hard for both Henry and Catherine. Catherine is in a lot of pain, and Henry hates seeing her the way she is and not being able to do anything about it. The alternatives given are a C-section or a high forceps delivery. Both the doctor and Henry agree that the C-section is the safest way to go with Catherine's condition. Henry feels no emotion when he sees his son, he does not seem to care at all for him. Actually, he was mad at the baby for making Catherine go through so much pain. In the end, we find out that their baby is a still-born and Catherine soon dies after suffering several hemorrhages. Henry leaves the hospital walking through the pouring rain. The tone at the end of the novel is depressing and sad. Henry is left in a state of awful sorrow and confusion. I predict Henry's life will not have a lot of purpose in the years to come. Catherine was his everything.
ReplyDeleteDuring the winter, Catherine and Henry stay in a log cabin in the woods on a mountain. Catherine is unwilling to get married because her baby bump is showing more and she wants to be thin when she gets married. When Catherine says she will get married after she is thin, she claims that her hair will be cut short, just like Henrys. Their relationship is better now and they are in love with each other. Going into labor, it was scattered. But once the labor started Catherine wasn’t doing well, so they would either do a Caesarean, or another procedure which could lead to a more chance of the baby dying. Henry chooses to do the Caesarean procedure and then the doctor tells him to wait outside. When Henry sees his son, he thinks it looks like a freshly skinned rabbit. He doesn’t know at this point that his son has died. The baby ends up dying because the doctor couldn’t get him to breathe. Catherine has a hemorrhage and she dies. At the end of the novel, the tone is gloomy and Henry is in shock from what has happened. In the next few years, I think Henry will try to honor Catherine in some way or he will find a new wife.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter together in a cabin in Montreux. Catherine wants to wait to get married until after their baby is born and she is skinnier. Catherine wants to be skinnier after the baby, and cut her hair short. At this point the relationship is much more serious than in the beginning. They both are happy together. The labor is very long and painful, and Catherine receives anesthetic gas to help ease her pain. Henry decides for Catherine to have a C-Section because there is less risk for Catherine and the baby. When the baby is born, Henry does not like it at all. He resents it for the trouble it put Catherine through. Both the baby and Catherine die and the tone is very depressing. I feel that all of this would have numbed Henry even more than the war and that he would slowly just fade from existence.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter in montreux, in a small cabin. They enjoy taking walks and catherine tells Henry she wants him to grow a beard. She also comes to the conclusion that she wants her hair to be shorter. When Catherine begins going into labor they get to the hospital right away and the doctors give her gas to help ease the pain. The labor goes on for hours and hours. Finally Henry decides that Catherine will receive a C-section. When the baby is born , Henry feels no connection to it. Soon after he is told the baby is dead, and soon after that Catherine dies as well. He goes completely numb with sadness for her death. He didn't care that his child died, only that Catherine did.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter in a cabin in the moutians. The mood is very happy and relaxing. Catherine is unwilling to get married because she thinks she is too fat. She wants to wait until she has the baby and is skinny again. Catherine plans to get skinner and cutting her hair after the baby is born. Their relationship at this point is very happy and they love each other very much. They are now very relaxed with eachother, compared to before hand where Catherine was convinced he did not love her. The labor for Catherine is very strenuous and causes her severe pain. The doctors say the baby will not come out right and gives them two options: a Caesarean or the use of forceps. Henry makes the decision to do the caesarean. Henry feels nothing when he sees his son and only worries about how Catherine is doing. The doctors were unable to get their son to start breathing so he was born already dead. Catherine has several hemorrhages that the doctors are unable to stop, and she ends up dying because of the hemorrhages. After Henry says goodbye to Catherine for the final time he walks to the hotel in the rain. The tone at the end of the novel is very depressing. In the coming years I predict Henry will develop a severe drinking problem and will just be so numbed by the lose of Catherine he will just fade from reality.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in the mountains in a cabin. It is very relaxed there, playing cards and reading. With being pregnant, Catherine is unwilling to get married because she wants to be thin for her wedding. After the baby is born, Catherine is planning to be thin again and cut her hair shorter. Henry and Catherine are now mature soon-to-be parents. They are both completely in love with one another. Catherine experiences a very long, hard, and painful labor. Because Catherine cannot give natural birth the doctor gives her the choices of a Caesarean or a high forceps delivery. After asking for advice, Henry makes the decision to have a Caesarean. Henry doesn’t have any feelings toward his new baby son. He is worried and more concerned for Catherine. Catherine dies from hemorrhages; the baby dies from the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck cutting off his oxygen; Henry walk home in the rain. Because Catherine did not like the rain (she said it made her feel alone), Henry is now alone with no one to love. I predict that Henry will become depressed because of all that has happened and drink a lot more heavily.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Cathrine spend their winter in a log cabin located on the top of some mountains and the mood is quite exciting between the two. They expect big changes in their life and plan on changing themselves for it. By now, Cathrine is unwilling to get married because she feels she looks ugly with her baby bump being so big in her pregnancy and suggests that she would rather not do it now. After she gives birth to the baby she plans on changing her look and getting back in shape so that Henry can once again fall in love with Catherine. Their relationship has now grown stronger and more mature once they start to see the reality of their love compared to dealing with it like some fairytale as children would.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a log cabin in the mountains. I wuld say the mood is chill, relaxed, calm. This is the calm beore the storm and they know it. Catherine wants to get married when she is skinner. The relationship is mature now. Not new and exciting like when its starts, but nor is it slow and repetive. It is smoother, more relaxed, understanding. The labor is terrible. When Henry sees his son he feels no emotional attachment to the child. He knew the child was dead without even knowing it. I believe he didn't sence any life peresence in the body. But thats just my opinon. Catherine dies, the child was already dead, Henry... I can't say. When I read it I felt a genernal nothingness that is reacurrent thoughout the entire book as property of Henry as a stadic charater. Henry did change, but not a whole lot. That or I just didn't get it.
ReplyDeleteIt is almost pure bliss when Henry and Catherine are living in the mountains. The mood seems serene, and they are generally happy with one another. Catherine is starting to get embarrassed and tells people that she and Henry are married with four other children. She only want to get married when she is confident in her looks. As they grow older their relationship does too. They seem to be more comfortable with each together and more mature. Catherine struggled during delivery and their son had to be born by cesarean. Henry feels no emotional attachment to his son when he first sees him. That could be taken many different ways, like he knew the child wasn't alive or that he wasn't ready to be a father. Once Catherine passes, Henry walks back to the hotel in the rain. The ending tone of the novel was just depressing, after all that they did to be together, Henry is left in shambles and completely alone.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend their winter in a log cabin, that they share with another couple, on the side of a mountain. The mood is very relaxed as Catherine and Henry await the arrival of their baby. Whenever Catherine and Henry discuss marriage, Catherine wants to wait until after the baby is born so she will look small and petite in a wedding dress. Catherines "big change" is to cut her hair short so Henry will fall in love with her again. The relationship between Henry and Catherine are deeply in love but Catherine doubts Henry and says that he needs adventure. During labor, Catherine wants all this gas and wants Henry to go away so he doesn't have to see her in that condition. The doctor informs Henry that the only way is to have a C-Section. When Henry sees his baby boy for the first time, he's upset that this little baby has caused so much pain to his wife. Henry was not informed that his baby was a stillborn until later that day when Catherine died of multiple hemorrages. At the end of the novel the tone is very sad and depressing. Henry's life after this novel would be sad and depressed. Catherine was Henry's lover and the mother of his no-longer existing child. I don't think Henry would ever be himself again.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry enjoy their winter in a wooden house on the side of a mountain. Catherine does not want to get married at the moment because she thinks it is embarrassing now that her pregnancy is showing. After their child is born, Catherine plans on cutting her hair short and getting her figure back. Catherine and Henry’s relationship has matured since the news of the baby. The labor is strenuous and difficult. A high forceps delivery or a Caesarean are the two options and the doctor recommends Caesarean. When Henry sees his baby, he feels no fatherly connection and is upset that the baby almost killed Catherine. The umbilical cord was wrapped around their baby’s neck and he never even had a chance to breathe. Catherine falls very ill due to multiple hemorrhages, and it takes her little time to die. At the end of the novel, Henry is dumbfounded. So much has happened so quickly, and he walks out of the hospital and into the rain alone. In the years to come, I see Henry becoming an alcoholic and never finding love again quite like theirs.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine stay in the mountains in a little cabin for the winter. They are both so happy there, and I feel that this is the first time in the whole book that Henry was actually truly happy and not just faking it. Catherine hates the fact that she is getting fat because she is pregnant. She feels that she doesn’t want to be fat on her wedding day, and she wants be so skinny and not have a care in the world. After she has the baby she wants to lose all her weight and cut her hair so that she looks younger and better than before so Henry will love her even more. The labor was hard for Catherine and she was in a lot of pain. At times during her contractions she would make Henry leave the room while the nurse helped her. Henry would sometimes skip meals just to stand outside her door, until the nurse gave them the news that she couldn’t have the baby and that she should probably get the Caesarean section. When Henry finally sees his son he had nothing to say, no emotion, and felt no love toward the child. The baby was born dead, and Catherine suffers from hemorrhages after birth and she dies as well. When Henry left the hospital he was sad and depressed. I think that Henry will re-enlist in the army and probably go back to drinking to get his mind off the fact that he was left with nothing and no one else to love.
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ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the wither in a little cabin in the mountains. They are both truly happy together, which could be a first for Henry in this book.Catherine is unwilling to get married now because she is gaining weight from being pregnant and does not want to have the baby bump showing in her dress. After the baby is born Catherine plans on losing all of her baby weight and cut her hair to look young, and prettier than Henry has ever seen her so he will fall even more in love with her. At this point, the relationship has immensely matured due to the baby. Labor was very hard on Catherine. There were complications throughout the whole process, even to the point where Henry had to leave the room so nurses could help him. When it came time to deliver the baby she could have a C section or a high forceps delivery. Henry decides that the C section would be the safest option for both Catherine and the baby.
ReplyDeleteWhen Henry sees his son he feels no emotion for him because he caused the love of his life so much pain. The baby is born stillborn and Catherine dies from hemorrhages. Henry has lost everything in his life that matters to him and leaved the hospital in a state of depression and disbelief. I think that Henry may enlist back into the army and become a heavy drinker to try and forget all of the heartbreak he has gone through.
During the winter, Catherine and Henry end up spending time together in a little cabin alongside the mountains. While anxiously waiting for the arrival of their new baby, the happy couple relaxed and spent all the time they had with each other. Catherine is unwilling to get married because she feels that she is gaining too much weight from being pregnant. After the baby is born, Catherine is planning to loose all of the access weight and to cut her hair, thinking that the dramatic change will make Henry fall deeply in love with her. The labor was very hard for Catherine and she endured a lot of pain. Sometimes she would make Henry leave the room during her contractions because she was in so much pain. When Catherine was ready to deliver the baby, the doctor told Henry that there were two possible ways for her to give birth; a c-section or a high forceps delivery. Henry chose the c-section thinking it would be safer for Catherine. When Henry first sees his son, he's upset that the baby caused Catherine so much pain. Later that day, Henry was informed that his newborn son was born stillborn and that Catherine died from numerous hemorrhages.I believe Henry will become very depressed and turn to drinking. I also think that he will live the rest of his life alone because he will still be awestruck from the sudden death of his wife and child.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in the mountains in a cabin owned by an elderly couple and the mood is light and happy.At this time Catherine doesn't want to get married because she has started to show she is pregnant, and Catherine begins to call herself fat.Catherine decides that once the baby is born she is going to cut her hair short because it will be "exciting".The pair are madly in love with eachother at this point in their relationship.When Catherine goes into labor it is very tiring, but there are no results after many hours. The doctor informs Henry she will need to be put in one of two surgeries. Henry chooses the least harmful way, but Catherine still ends up dying a few hours after the surgery. When Henry sees his son he is upset, and he doesn't really seem to show much emotion at him being a still born.At the end of the novel Henry seems to be in a sort of shock and depression not letting anyone help him. I believe that Henry is too damaged from losing the love of his life to move on and will not really do anything with himself after this event.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in the mountains outside Montreux. Henry and Catherine live their new lives with excitement and peace knowing they are safe and dreaming of the life that is to come when the baby is born. Still unmarried, Catherine does not want to marry until after the baby is born because of the judgement that will come with her unwed pregnancy. She prefers being married as a thin young couple than a pregnant woman. With this in mind, Catherine plans to become skinny and fresh with a new haircut after the baby is born.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in Henry and Catherine's relationship, they describe themselves as one single unit. Henry and Catherine strive to be like each other and do what makes each other happy. Catherine worries that Henry will be bored, however; Henry has grown mature and selfless and would prefer spending all his time with Catherine.
Catherine suffers a long and painful labor. Eventually the time came that Catherine's pain medication no longer took effect and the baby was not coming out. The doctor gave Henry the option of two procedures: Caesarean and forceps delivery. The doctor tells Henry that the less dangerous procedure would be the Caesarean. Henry chooses this procedure in hopes of a healthy child and wife.
When the doctors brought Henry's newborn son into the room, Henry describes himself as not feeling any fatherly type feelings. Henry claimed to feel nothing for his son due to the pain that he inflicted upon his mother. However, Henry notices that the doctor looked strained and upset as he did something to the baby that never moved nor cried. Unfortunately, the newborn baby died and left Catherine inflicted with hemorrhages. Hours later, Catherine dies in her hospital room. At the end of the novel, the tone is described as lifeless and hopeless. Henry seems depressed and deprived of life as everything he has been waiting for in the life never comes.
In the few years after, Henry will find it hard to move on and begin another life as he watched his life's dreams die. However, Henry will find love again and find the life that he dreamed on living as Catherine had wished he would.
Henry and Catherine spend winter up in a log cabin, while enjoying this short, but calm period in their lives. Catherine doesn't want to get married at this time because of her pregnancy being obvious. Catherine has many complications during labor, and has two options: high forceps delivery, and a Cesarean section. They choose the Cesarean because it is less dangerous. Henry only feels intense anger when seeing his son, because his birth almost killed Catherine. Catherine suffers from hemorrhages and dies quickly, and the baby turned out to be a stillborn, leaving Henry with nobody in the end. This ending was like death by lightning: very fast, and shocking... oh, not to mention the death part. The tone is extremely depressing at the end. I predict Henry going back to America, but the peace and tranquility he looked forward to won't be the same.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend their winter in a cabin in the mountains outside the town of Montreux. Unlike the previous few chapters, the mood is calm and romantic. The couple is finally able to be alone together and have a normal life. Uncomfortable with her body, Catherine refuses to get married until after the baby comes so she can be skinny and beautiful on her wedding day. She also plans to cut off all her hair after the baby is born to resemble Henry. At this point, Catherine and Henry's relationship is very deep and loving. The two can barely stand to be away from each other and are more in love than ever. As Catherine goes into labor it becomes more and more strenuous for both of them. Catherine is in a great deal of pain while Henry can't stand seeing her this way. Although she is given gas to relieve some of the pain, Henry doesn't think it's working. The options given to Henry by the doctor are a high forceps delivery or a caesarean. Both the doctor and Henry agree on the caesarean. Strangely, Henry feels no connection when seeing his newborn son for the first time. He is actually mad at him for putting Catherine through so much. At the end Henry realizes the baby didn't make it and not much later Catherine dies of a hemorrhage. The tone at the end of the novel is very depressing and sad. After going through such a terrible experience I think Henry will grow to be a miserable old man who never loved again.
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ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter up in the mountains near Montreux, Switzerland. Up in the mountains, their lives are very peaceful and calm. They are safe now and are excited about the future they will have together. Catherine does not want to get married because she is ashamed of being bigger from the pregnancy and wants to wait till she is skinny again. She wants people to remember their wedding as a beautiful wedding. Once the baby is born, Catherine wants to become skinny again and cut her hair. Henry and Catherine's relationship is very serious. They both want to be with each other constantly. They want to be more like each other and be more like one person. They are no longer separate people. They both try to make each other as much as possible. Catherine is very worried about Henry getting bored with her, but Henry says he is not bored. Catherine's labor procedure was a very difficult procedure. It was very painful and tiring. Catherine was cheerful during all of it, but became more and more discouraged when the baby would not come out. The doctor gives them two options to getting the baby out. Henry chose the caesarean procedure. He was dreading the thought of Catherine dying. When Henry saw his son, he had no feelings toward him. He did not feel like a father to the baby. The baby ended up not surviving. The chord was caught around his neck and he died. Soon after the doctors find that Catherine has hemorrhages. She becomes very ill and also passes away. Henry is left depressed and feels like all of his life is gone now. I think it will be very hard for Henry to get over the loss of Catherine. I think by handling his pain and depression that he will go back into the war because he has nothing else to live for.
Henry and Catherine decide to spend the winter months in a cabin in the woods. Catherine is not willing to get married at this point in time as her pregnancy is starting to show and she wants to be carefree on her wedding day and not have to worry about the pregnancy. Catherine claims that after the baby is born she will cut her hair. Henry and Catherine’s relationship has matured into that of an actually married couple, not just a young pair in love. Catherine’s labor is long, difficult, and challenging. She is allowed some anesthetic gas, but it makes her kinds of crazy. The doctor informs Henry that Catherine is in trouble and that a cesarean section is her best option for survival. When the baby is born it is unable to breathe and dies. When Henry sees the baby he does not love him as a father should but rather views him as something that almost killed his beloved wife. Shortly after, Catherine dies of a hemorrhage and Henry walks out of the hospital alone.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a house in the mountains near Montreux, Sweden. The mood of this part of the story is relaxed and blissful. Catherine does not want to get married because her pregnancy is clearly visible. After the baby is born, Catherine wants to get married when she is thin again as well as cut her hair short (as to resemble Henry). Catherine and Henry's relationship is at its very best, and they finally can live in peace after Henry's long ordeal in the Italian Army. As a couple, they have greatly matured, and their feelings for each other have drastically deepened from when they first met. When Catherine goes into labor, she struggles for a very long time and takes a large amount of pain-reducing gas. The doctor offers the alternatives of a high-forceps delivery or a Caesarean section, and Henry decides that a Caesarean is the best option. When Henry sees his newborn son, he is not proud or joyous at all. In fact, he is somewhat angry at the child for causing Catherine such pain. In the end, the child does not survive, and Catherine dies of a hemorrhage. The tone at the end of the novel is extremely melancholy and uncomfortable. Although it may take Henry a long time to get past this terrible experience, I feel that he has the potential to rebuild his life. I doubt that he would re-enlist in the army, as I feel that serving more time in the military might bring about some bad memories for him. I think that his experiences in the novel caused him to mature enormously, and this maturity might allow him to eventually live a happy life. Henry might meet another woman, love her deeply, and even have a child with her; however, I would doubt that he would ever forget his time Catherine.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry stay in a log cabin. Catherine won't marry him now because it is obvious she is pregnant. She plans to plan by cutting her hair. Their relationship has changed because they've been around each other for a long time, they both have matured, and are about to raise a child. The labor is long and stressfully tense. Catherine likes the gas even though she acts like a drunk because of it. Henry is given the option of either having Catherine get a cesarean section or a high forceps delivery; he chooses the first because it is lower risk. Henry experiences no fatherly love when he sees his son. We come to learn that the child was stillborn. Unfortunately, Catherine dies as well. The end of the novel is sad; it's a low-blow for Henry, losing Catherine... As for the future, zhenry will most likely wallow in self-pity and become an extreme alcoholic.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine stayed in a log cabin in Switzerland. They acted as though they first fell in love, and they never left each other's side for a long period of time. They're ready to get married, but Catherine doesn't want to while she is pregnant and larger than her normal size. After she delivers her baby, she wanted to cut her hair short. At this point in their relationship, they are inseparable and couldn't imagine leaving each other's side for a day. They were completely in love and excited to have the baby. It has differed form the beginning because Catherine dreamed for the relationship she has now, but Henry just wanted love out of it. He didn't expect to actually fall in love with her. The labor lasted longer than Catherine expected, and she had many painful contractions. The doctor gave her gas to ease the pain, but they started to become so intense that it wasn't working for her anymore. During the doctor's examination, he noticed problems. He discussed with Henry that it would be wise to give a Caesarean or a high forceps delivery, which is far more dangerous because it can cause tearing. The doctor left the choice up to Henry, who decided to go with the Caesarean. I don't believe there were any other alternatives because she was having a difficult time delivering that Henry made the best choice he could choose. When the nurses came out of the delivery room with their son, Henry felt no fatherly connection to the baby. He described it as a skinned rabbit. After the baby was removed, Catherine looked very ill to Henry, and he became concerned for her and the baby's health. He asked the nurse what was wrong with the baby, and she told him that the cold wrapped around his neck and choked him. He came out of Catherine's stomach already dead. Then, Catherine got multiple hemorrhages from the operation and past away. Henry couldn't comprehend what was happening to him. The tone at the end of the novel is depressing. The majority of the sentences were short and questioning whether Catherine will survive giving birth. In the coming years, I believe Henry will become a major alcoholic. He will either return to the military, or commit suicide because he lost the one thing he lived for.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend the winter in Montreaux. They live in a little wood cabin on the side of a mountain. some days they stay inside, and other days they go for walks to town. Life is good. Catherine does not want to get married now because you can see that she is pregnant. She plans to cut her hair short and get in shape after the baby is born. Henry and Catherine's relationship has changed, for the better, since the beginning of the novel. They are both more mature and are truely in love with each other. The labor was very long and strenuous. Catherine took a liking to the anesthetic gas she was given. The doctor tells Henry that the baby is having a hard time coming out safely. He gives Henry two options; he can perform high forceps delivery or a Cesarean. The doctor advises him that if it were his wife, he would choose the Cesarean. Henry allows him to do the Cesarean. When he first sees his son he has no feeling towards him. Then he begins to feel angry at him for making Catherine go through all of this. They find out that the baby was stillborn, meaning he was dead before he was born, due to the umbilical strangling him. Shortly after Catherine dies. She had too many hemorrhages after giving birth. As Henry walks out of the hospital in the rain, alone, the tone is very depressing. It's ironic that throughout the book Catherine always hated rain cause it was hard on love, and it is actually raining right after she dies. It is hard to predict what is next for Henry. He may re-enlist in the army, go back to America, or even become a drunk.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine reside in a cabin in the mountains of Switzerland. Catherine refuses to get married thanks to her obvious pregnancy now. At the beginning of their romance it was much like two children who say they are "dating" and at this point the relationship has matured into more of an actual adult relationship. Catherine has a hard time in labor, especially dealing with the pains of the contractions. Eventually Henry was told to choose between a high forceps delivery or a Cesarean. Once the baby is born Henry states that he had no feeling of fatherhood, and I felt as though he only cared about Catherine at this point. The baby turns out to be a stillborn baby and Catherine ends up dying from a hemorrhage. As Henry leaves the hospital to go back to the hotel, the tone of the book is sad. I feel that in the few years afterwards Henry probably became an extremely depressed man and moves back to America.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the winter, Catherine and Henry result in spending time together in a small cabin owned by an elderly couple alongside the mountains on the outside of a town called Montreux waiting anxiously for the arrival of their baby. The mood is light and happy at this point in the novel. Catherine still is opposed to being married because her belly is just now beginning to show that she is pregnant but she just thinks of herself as fat. After the new baby arrives Catherine is planning to make changes to her appearance including loosing the baby weight and cutting her hair to resemble Henry. At this point in Henry and Catherine's relationship they describe themselves as one unit. They are very loving of each other. As Catherine goes into labor it becomes a great deal strenuous for the both of them. Catherine is in excessive amounts of pain and Henry just hates seeing her like this. Catherine was is given gas to relieve some of the pain but Henry doesn't believe that it's helping much. Henry is given options by the doctor including a cesarean or a high forceps delivery. Henry and the Doctor agree on the cesarean. Henry felt no connection with his newborn son when he was born and was upset at the doctor for putting Catherine through so much. Not too much later Henry finds out his son passed away, as did Catherine from a hemorrhage. Over the coming years I think that Henry will meet a lovely women and settle down with her and have a happy live but all the while miss his true love Catherine.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend their winter high up in the mountains in a dainty log cabin. The mood is calm, relaxed, loving, and joyous. As Catherine starts to show her baby bump more and more at this stage in her pregnancy she is unwilling to become married. Once the baby is born, Catherine has plans to get back into shape, cut her hair, and move away with her new family. Henry and Catherine’s relationship has changed quite a bit. They have matured a lot with the baby on its way but they are still crazy in love. Catherine’s labor is very long and complicated. Her options for delivery are Caesarean or the use of forceps. Henry chooses a Caesarean birth because it's less risky. Henry doesn't feel the normal emotions a father would feel when he sees the baby. He's upset because the baby almost killed Catherine. The baby ends up dying because they can't start the breathing for him. Catherine dies from many hemorrhages due to the birth. Henry leaves the hospital in a cold mood while walking in the rain. The tone of the novel is sorrowful and gloomy. I predict that Henry will be a lonely drunk for a while and then reenlist in the army.
ReplyDeleteCatherine and Henry spend the winter in a cabin in the mountains. The mood is calm, and laid back. She is unwilling to get married because her baby bump is showing. After the baby is born, she plans to be 'thin' again, to cut her hair, and buy a new house for the family. Their relationship has changed a lot, they are more mature. There were difficulties during labor, they were going to have to use high forceps delivery, or a cæsarean operation. Henry decided on the cæsarean. When he sees his baby, he feels no attachment towards him. He was unaware that the baby was dead. He knows that Catherine was going to die because of the baby. Catherine has hemorrhages, and doesn't regain consciousness. The tone of the book is depressing. I feel that Henry will drink all the time, more than he did before, go back to America, or reenlist in the army.
ReplyDeleteThe couple spend their winter in the mountains in a cabin which is quite small. Catherine doesnt want to get married until she has the baby and is thinner and can get a hair cut. Henry feels no attachment as a normal father would. Catherine had a miscarriage and her herslef ends up dying. It's very sad and just changes your whole view on the book i think.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend a splendid and relaxing winter in a cabin up in the woods. They are happy and joyous together.
ReplyDeleteCatherine is unwilling to get married at this time due to her pregnancy. She believes she is too fat to be wed at this time and wants to wait until she has given birth and is able to slim down before she is married to Henry.
Catherine plans to cut her hair and get into shape.
Henry and Catherine's relationship has blossomed into something more beautiful. They are both deeply in love with each other and both of them are excited to have the baby.
The labor was very long. It was also very stressful on both Catherine and Henry. Catherine has opted for the anesthetic gas. The Doctor then gives Henry two options: an emergency Cesarean or a high forceps delivery. Henry chooses the Cesarean.
When Henry sees his son for the first time he has no feeling at first. He then grows angry due to the pain and struggle that he has forced Catherine to go through.
The baby was, unfortunately, strangled by the umbilical cord, making him stillborn. Catherine dies shortly after do to massive hemorrhaging. Henry is then left alone and depressed.
The end of the novel is depressing and ironic. As Henry walks out of the hospital he walks out into the rain. It's ironic because earlier on Catherine had said that she could see herself dying in the rain.
I think Henry will take to alcoholism and I believe he may never love again. He will not enroll himself in the army perhaps in fear or reliving painful memories.
The “new family”, Catherine, Henry, and soon to be new born, spend the winter in a cabin deep in the woods on the side of a mountain, the mood is content. Although, Catherine is now unwilling to get married because she is starting to show her pregnancy and it is hard for her to not show, and wants to look good for the wedding. Catherine plans on changing her appearance such as cutting her hair and losing weight when the baby is born. Henry and Catherine’s relationship is happier with less tension trying to be there for each other for every step of the way, before, their relationship was all about being hidden so she wouldn’t be sent back, where now they can be by each other’s sides. Every contraction she had was hard and painful, like every pregnancy. She was given different options/ alternatives such as C-sections. She was the one in charge of the decisions, she chose the C- section. When he sees the new born, he doesn’t not care for it, he is just mad that he could have killed his love of his life. The baby later on died from the umbilical cord wrapping his neck. Also, Catherine died not long after the baby, from suffering hemorrhages. The last tone of the book is set as depressing, disappointing, and surprising. My prediction throughout the book is that they would have the baby and lived happily ever after in Switzerland. But, now that I know what has happened between the baby and Catherine, I predict since Catherine was the one to get him to stop drinking, and that he doesn’t have Catherine any more or anything to look forward to in life, he will resort back to depending on his alcohol to make him happy and not having a loved one to make him happy.
ReplyDeleteHenry is happier than ever before in Switzerland. And in one day his life falls apart. Henry has no contact with his family of any of his old friends; the only person he still cares for is Catherine. They plan to marry after they have their child, and are enjoying their life together. As Catherine enters labor, Henry is reluctant to leave her. He becomes more and more afraid of something happening to Catherine as the day goes on. When he sees his newborn son, he feels nothing towards the child. He doesn’t feel like the father, he just feels animosity against the person who almost killed his wife. He shows no emotion when he is told the baby was dead; only concern for Catherine. When Catherine dies, Henry has lost everything. Although he shows barely any emotion, he has dies inside.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter in a cabin near Montreux. The mood is warm and happy. Catherine does not want to get married at this time because of her size, though she is willing to marry once she is thin again. Catherine plans to cut her hair and get thin again once the baby is born. The relationship between Henry and Catherine is warm and loving at this point. In the beginning, Henry did not really love Catherine, but now he cares for her and fears losing her. The labor is very long and painful. Henry is told that Catherine will either need a high forceps delivery or a C-section, which the doctor advises for Catherine because it is safer. Henry chooses the C-section. Henry feels nothing when he sees his son. He feels no connection and says that he almost killed his mother. The baby is stillborn and Catherine dies from hemorrhages. Henry goes to see Catherine one last time before leaving the hospital and going back to the hotel. The tone is flat and bleak at the end of the novel. It is like the beginning of the novel. I predict that Henry will drink heavily for a while. He will never completely get over Catherine’s death. Although he may meet some other girls he won’t treat them the same or fall in love with them like Catherine. Henry may try to find Rinaldi, the priest, and some other friends.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine are finally content! But do not get too excited...
ReplyDeleteI was relieved to read that Henry and Catherine were safe in the comfort of their own home up in the mountains. However, there were to many pages left so I knew another event was on its way.
Henry and Catherine had a peaceful time up in the mountains together and spent every waking hour with each other. I could not believe that either of them were happy that the baby was coming! I feel that it was very selfish of Catherine to say, "She won't come between us, will she? The little brat." I would have expected the opposite reaction from the couple because the child was the result of their happiness together.
Unfortunately, that happiness disapeared as the novel came to an end. I was not sure what was going to happen to the baby or Catherine but I did not expect it to end perfectly. The novel ended solemnly with Henry walking by himself into the rain. This ending emotion was one of the many emotions that occurred during the novel.
Catherine and Henry spend the winter in the upper level of a house near Montreux. The subject of marriage comes up again but Catherine refuses because she believes she looks terrible pregnant. Once she gets thin again she will marry because to her it is important tha everybody thinks they are a beautiful couple. The labor of their son is very painful and drawn out for Catherine. She seems addicted to pain-killers and grows slightly crazy. When Henry sees his son, he feels no emotion. To him it's just another baby with no fatherly attachment. In the end, Catherine dies due to blood loss. The baby also turns out to be born dead because they believed the cord strangled him. On a tragic note, Henry leaves the hospital and walks in the rain, with no indication of what will come next for him. Sadly, I believe if the story would have continued it would have shown Henry driven back to alcoholism as he grieved his beloved almost-wife.
ReplyDeleteCatherine’s feelings on marriage are very vain. She doesn’t want to get married because she wants to look beautiful on her wedding and does not want to be pregnant while wearing her wedding dress. Henry’s feelings when he first sees his son are also vain and are nothing like a typical father would feel right after his son’s birth. He feels nothing for his son other than hatred for killing Catherine. Henry places sole blame for Catherine’s death on the innocent child who had also died in child birth. He feels no connection to the child and no remorse for his son’s death. I think Henry will end up drinking until he is barely a real person anymore and he will be hostile towards other people.
ReplyDeleteThe game that Henry and Catherine called love has turned into the real deal by the end of the novel. They have become more connected and mature together. The story doesn't focus on the lovey stuff too much but the reader can feel its progression. It's evident when Henry disregards his new born child to check on Catherine. But if he would have taken two seconds to see his son he'd know that the child had passed away in labor. Then later that day so does Catherine do to complications. So as Henry walks back to the hotel room alone, the book ends in a grey and dull mood. No feelings show anymore. Making me believe that Henry is dead inside and will live his life dead until he dies.
ReplyDeleteHenry and Catherine spend the winter by staying in a cabin in the woods isolated from everyone. This is where Henry and Catherine finally find their true happiness together. Catherine does not want to get married yet because she doesn't want be pregnant when they marry.After she has had the baby Catherine wants to cut her hair and have all three of them live together happily. At this point the relationship between Henry and Catherine is stronger than ever and has changed drastically since the first time they met. When Catherine goes into labor it is very painful and long for Catherine. After no success the only alternative given is a C-section. When Henry is given his son he feels no emotion toward his son. Catherine ends up dying from the birth along with her son. The tone at the end of the novel is pure tragedy. With all the Henry had been through in order to be with his true love once he had her she was gone in an instant. I'm not sure if Henry could live with himself after having everything taken away from him.
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