Hemingway reportedly toiled away at the ending for “A Farewell To Arms” for some time. And it’s of great interest to others like me, interested in the history of the World Wars. There’s no denying, however, that Frederic’s journey is deeply affecting. The periods of “action” are few and far between, and I did occasionally find myself wishing things would speed up a little. A foreboding feeling hangs over every event, occasionally interrupted by periods of high emotion and drama - whether that be in battle, or in the protagonists’ growing relationship.Īt times, this balance is probably a little off. The day-to-day lives of the soldiers are depicting as a mixture of tedium and terror. It intersperses ruminations on the futility of war with the main character’s pursuit of a better life with Catherine. The book is inspired (although not directly) by Hemingway’s own experiences fighting in Italy, and his own romance with a Red Cross nurse. When not engaged in the chaotic fighting on the Italian front, Frederic pursues an attractive American Red Cross nurse named Catherine Barkley. The book tells the story of a young American soldier, Frederic Henry, serving as an ambulance driver in the Italian army during World War I.
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