Edmund Wilson, in an internet article, "Ernest Hemingway: Bourdon Gauge of Morale," suggests that A Farewell to Arms is a tragedy of love and war . ... A Farewell to Arms is a Romeo and Juliet. Catherine and Henry fall in love after she gets pregnant with his child and the romance blossoms from there when they leave in the middle of the night for Switzerland because it is a neutral country and Henry will be safe from the Italian Army which was going to capture him and kill him because he fled from the war. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Story Elements in A Farewell to Arms The book A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a classic novel about the love story of a nurse and a war-ridden soldier. ... Henry and Catherine plan to get married soon after the baby is born while they are safely in Switzerland. ... The symbolism in A Farewell to Arms is very much apparent. ... In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway uses rain in a non-traditional way. ... In A Farewell to Arms many conflicts come to pass for Frederic Henry whether internally or externally. ...

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• Grade Level: High School