Before Henry met Catherine he was extremely selfish. This was simply because everything was about him; whatever Henry wanted, Henry got. This is plainly noticeable in the beginning of the book when he goes on his leave. On his leave, he indulged himself and failed to think of anything but his needs. That is the true reason he never made it to Abruzzi. Everything changed after he met Catherine though. Henry fell in love, and he learned to care for someone besides himself. He learned that what other people want matters and that, sometimes, you need to put other people’s needs in front of your own. “When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve (Hemingway 72).” Catherine made Henry to a complete 180. She made him want to build himself into a better person. Henry was better around Catherine, and it is indubitable that without her, Henry would never have become the exemplary man he was at the end of the
Before Henry met Catherine he was extremely selfish. This was simply because everything was about him; whatever Henry wanted, Henry got. This is plainly noticeable in the beginning of the book when he goes on his leave. On his leave, he indulged himself and failed to think of anything but his needs. That is the true reason he never made it to Abruzzi. Everything changed after he met Catherine though. Henry fell in love, and he learned to care for someone besides himself. He learned that what other people want matters and that, sometimes, you need to put other people’s needs in front of your own. “When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve (Hemingway 72).” Catherine made Henry to a complete 180. She made him want to build himself into a better person. Henry was better around Catherine, and it is indubitable that without her, Henry would never have become the exemplary man he was at the end of the