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In A Farewell To Arms, the main focus of Ernest Hemingway (the author) is the title character's involvement in the war and his love interest, Catherine Barkley. When Frederic Henry first meets Catherine it is just playful flirting. Then they soon learn that when they are together, they are able to escape the reality of the war. From there their relationship grows to one where Catherine and Henry need the war to take them away from the pain of not being with each other. After the war Henry and Catherine are able to run away together and start a new life together. In both Henry's and Catherine's life, war and love are two major things in their lives.
When Henry and Catherine first meet, Catherine initiates their relationship in a playful and frivolous manner to help her forget about the pain from the loss of her fiancée while Henry plays along to help him forget about the war. When Henry and Catherine are together, they are able to find solace in each other. At one point during a......

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