Throughout the story, the war itself plays the greatest role in influencing the characters. If not for the war, the two main characters, Catherine and Frederick would not have had the chance to meet. Catherine, an English nurse stationed in Italy, and Frederick, an American ambulance driver, feel desolation because of the endless fighting; however, these characters find salvation from the war in the form of love. Furthermore, the pain and suffering caused by the war helps the two to spend more time with each other. When the mortar shrapnel wounds Fredrick, he is sent to recover at the newly built hospital where Cat is stationed. At Frederick’s arrival, the hospital has too many nurses for the small number of patients and Cat fears t

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