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A Farewell to Arms
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Ernest Hemmingway's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms is a wartime romance set during World War I in Italy. It is equally a powerful story of young men in war who continue bravely fighting even when they believe that war is wrong, or useless in solving the problems of the world. The story centers on Lieutenant Frederic Henry, a nanve, self-centered American who is fighting with the Italian Army as an ambulance driver before the United States entered World War I. During the course of the novel, Henry develops into a man who takes responsibility for his decisions and fate. This paper will analyze the main characters and the novel's themes, and then present a critical analysis of the book by literary critics.

At the start of the novel, the war seems to be going well for the Italians, and after a leave in Southern Italy, Henry returns to his unit. He is introduced to English nurse Catherine Barkley by his friend Lieutenant......

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