A Farewell To Arms is one of Hemingway’s war and love stories. This novel takes place in Italy during World War I and is tied closely to the author’s own experience
as an American Ambulance Driver for the Italian Army. The story is about a Ambulance driver Henry, meets and courts an English nurse stationed in Italy. The main idea of the story is the evolution of the love of these two in the war. The most important is that Henry is wounded and after his return to the front, an Italian retreat from which he barely escapes. Finally, he and Catherine, his English love,seperate and enter Switzerland to await the birth of their child. Baby and mother both die and Henry is left alone, his future left by the author untold. Through the character of Henry, Hemingway argues against war. Frederic accepts what life hands him without murmuring.Hemingway himself had served in the Italian army as an ambulance driver and, like Henry, was wounded in the legs. So, much of A Farewell to Arms’ emotional energy was taken from his own experiences. The author portrays a intimate, caring relationship between Henry and Catherine.The novel helped break new social and literary frontiers, with its economical style and emotional understatement. The prose is terse, in characteristic Hemingway style. The evolution of the love story is no exception. Compared with The Old Man and the Sea, a Farewell to Arms was quite refreshing and romantic.
as an American Ambulance Driver for the Italian Army. The story is about a Ambulance driver Henry, meets and courts an English nurse stationed in Italy. The main idea of the story is the evolution of the love of these two in the war. The most important is that Henry is wounded and after his return to the front, an Italian retreat from which he barely escapes. Finally, he and Catherine, his English love,seperate and enter Switzerland to await the birth of their child. Baby and mother both die and Henry is left alone, his future left by the author untold. Through the character of Henry, Hemingway argues against war. Frederic accepts what life hands him without murmuring.Hemingway himself had served in the Italian army as an ambulance driver and, like Henry, was wounded in the legs. So, much of A Farewell to Arms’ emotional energy was taken from his own experiences. The author portrays a intimate, caring relationship between Henry and Catherine.The novel helped break new social and literary frontiers, with its economical style and emotional understatement. The prose is terse, in characteristic Hemingway style. The evolution of the love story is no exception. Compared with The Old Man and the Sea, a Farewell to Arms was quite refreshing and romantic.
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