... anything but their own emotional needs. Many of the situations and characters in A Farewell to Arms came from Hemingway's own experience with the war in Italy. Not long after high school Hemingway volunteered as a Red Cross ambulance driver in 1917. Just like Frederick in the story he is seriously wounded and taken to get medical care. Henry was posted in northern Italy and, like Hemingway, received a wound from a mortar round. ... each other. Henry is then sent back to war after his recuperation. Henry is so much in love he deserts the Italian Army and escapes to Stresa to reunite with...

• Word Count: 3440
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School