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

Spending quality time with another can change your feelings toward them, for better or worse. In the novel, Frederic, right after meeting Catherine, clearly states," I knew I did not love her, nor did I have any intentions of ever loving her”(24). At this point he has no love for any one and has opened up to no one. Later on in the book, Frederic finds himself admitting his love for her as he thinks to himself, “I said I love you. It finally hit me. I really did.”(31). The lieutenant had not spent much time with Catherine, but she had made him open up for the first time. He had felt safe when with Catherine, and now he knew he loved her for real. As the story progressed he spent more and more time with Catherine and he felt closer and closer to her. In the beginning he just found it to be a pleasurable game and now he was truly in love.

Horrible things can affect one’s personality drastically. In the beginning Mr. Henery is very masculine. He believes he must keep a good stature and never show emotion. As the story progresses, the war starts to intensify. Battles are coming closer and things are getting worse. As things progress he begins to see horrible sights. One day as he is out preparing to aid the wounded that are in battle, he himself is wounded. He says, “then I realized why I couldn’t move my legs. I had been hit by a shell”(57). For the first time he allowed himself to show his emotions. For the first time he woke up to the reality of the war. He cried from the pain, never before had he cried. Even as

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