A new outlook on life may be acquired through personal experiences, desired or not. For example in the opening of the book Lieutenant Frederic Henery does not believe in the abstract ideas of honor, faith and patriotism. He thinks that acts that are considered honorable and respectable should be expected. He sees that a soldier’s job is to save lives everyday, both the lives of military comrades and common citizens. Henery works in the hospitals of the Italian Military as a doctor and surgeon. As a doctor, he sees it as his responsibility to run into the line of fire for fellow soldiers who are wounded. Despite his military involvement, he is not patriotic. Even though he is American, he has no loyalty or allegiance to America; he

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