1. A Farwell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
He goes to town and when he comes back, Rinaldi influences him to go visit the nurses. While at the hospital Rinaldi talks to another nurse, Helen Ferguson, while Henry talks to Catherine. The two become very well acquainted and seem to get along very well. Rinaldi also realizes this, and on the way home he realizes that Catherine prefers Henry to him.
The next day Henry calls Catherine, but instead talks to the head nurse. He is told that Catherine is busy and will be off duty until seven o"clock. After dinner, Henry returns to see that both Catherine and Helen tending to the garden. Then Catherine and Henry yet again have another conversation, but this time they both agree to "drop" the war as topic of conversation. Henry then tries to kiss Catherine. Although she is hesitant at first, Henry succeeds. Catherine and Henry are both very confused of what this could mean for the future. Henry then returns home, where Rinaldi teases Henry about his romantic encounter. .
After being away on duty for a couple of days, Henry returns and visits Catherine. Henry tells Catherine that he is in love with her; she tells him the same. Catherine tells Henry that she missed him a lot the past few days. Henry, confused by the situation, kisses Catherine. He knows that he is not truly in love with her, and Catherine acknowledges. They begin to kiss again, yet this time Catherine stops and sends Henry home. When Henry returns Rinaldi once again teases him. He tells Henry that he is glad that he hadn't become involved with a British nurse. Otherwise, he would have to deal with the confusions that Henry has. .
On his way back from the post the next day, Henry runs into another soldier who is trying to avoid duties. Henry informs him to hit himself over the head so he can earn himself a trip to the hospital, and he does. Henry then thinks about the offensive, which will take place in a couple of days. He wishes that he were with Catherine having a good time.
Hemingway created many highly acclaimed works such as The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farwell to Arms (1929), To Have and Have Not (1937), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), Across the River and into the Trees (1950), and the Old Man and the Sea (1952). ...
Three Victims in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms In Ernest Hemingway's novel, A Farewell to Arms many characters are represented in many different roles. Hemingway introduces patriots, pacifist, victims, and many other roles in his characters. Rinaldi, Lt. Henry, and Catherine Barkley are just th...
Fighting on the Italian front inspired the plot of, A Farewell to Arms in 1929. ... In 1928 they moved to Key West, where they had two sons. 1928 was a year of both success and sorrow for Hemingway; in this year, A Farewell to Arms was published and his father Clarence Hemmingway committed suicide (Resource Center). ... In Florida he wrote A Farwell To Arms, which was published in 1929. ...
Themes of Ernest Hemingway's Novels Few people have had the chance to experience what Ernest Hemingway did. His life was far from boring. Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, and became one of the twentieth-centuries best writers. During his lifetime, he saw five ...
The historical novel, "A Farewell to Arms," by Ernest Hemingway in 1929, uses a minor character as a foil to show the strengths and weaknesses of the main character. Lieutenant Fredric Henry is an American ambulance driver for the Italian army during World War I. Henry meets an English nurse, Cather...