Outline

Introduction

In this part, the novel “A Farewell to Arms” is briefly introduced.

“A Farewell to Arms” is a novel of the writer American Ernest Hemingway.

It is an autobiographical book.

This book tells a story of love and war that takes place in Italy before, during and after the battle of Caporetto

Synopsis

The complete story has been summarized in the synopsis.

Frederic Henry is a young American son of a diplomat who came to Italy to participate voluntarily in the war propelled by idealistic motives and a romantic vision of the conflict.

In the spring, of 1917 Frederic meets a young English nurse, Catherine Barkley.

On October 24th of 1917, the Italian front collapsed at Caporetto.

Interpretation

The story of the A Farewell to Arms has been interpreted and discussed in this part.

“A Farewell to Arms” is the story of love and war.

The technique used, typical of the writer, only to tell so sharp and precise succession of events that happen to the protagonist.

Although dismissed as a work of "Love and War", the novel is actually a work of high technical level and semantic, that has as its main topic of the precariousness of life, love, and death.

Analysis

The novel has been carefully critiqued and every aspect of the novel has been analyzed in this part.

“A Farewell to Arms” is precisely the counterpoint to the classic image of Hemingway.

A good part of the twentieth century history has been written in blood because he had passed the greatest wars mankind has ever known.

the war is not won with the victory.

The characters in the book, not only Frederick, Hemingway serves to expose his own theory of war.

Conclusion

The whole discussion has been summarized and concluded in this part of the paper.

In line with the testimonial value of the work of Hemingway, “A Farewell to Arms” is one of the most accurate and gritty descriptions of the First World War.

The defeat pollutes the book in each of its pages, every word.

Hemingway based this anti-war cry in the parallel development of the opposition between love and war.

A Farewell to Arms

Introduction

“A Farewell to Arms” is a novel of the writer American Ernest Hemingway, published in 1929. The novel, partly based on personal experiences of the writer in the last months of World War I he served as an ambulance driver in the Italian Royal Army (Bloom & Hemingway, pp. 121), was wounded and had a love affair with a nurse English. This book tells a story of love and war that takes place in Italy before, during and after the battle of Caporetto.

Synopsis

Frederic Henry is a young American son of a diplomat who came to Italy to participate voluntarily in the war propelled by idealistic motives and a romantic vision of the conflict. During the conflict has been working as an ambulance driver he discovers that the reality of war is far less attractive than they had believed.

In the spring, of 1917 Frederic meets a young English nurse, Catherine Barkley (Messent, pp. 131). The two started a relationship that at first seems ...