A Farwell to Arms

I. Ernest Hemingway's literary works have proven him to be one of the most famous American writers in the 1900's. His works have also been some of the most influential of this time. Hemingway, born in Oak Park, Illinoise in 1899, started his career as a writer as soon as he graduated high school. He briefly worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. Hemingway also was a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy during WWI. …

…gets involved in a love affair with one of the British nurses. Henry fits himself into the mold of the code hero by all these things. His courage, duty, and actions show him to be a true Hemingway Hero. The code hero is a very easily identified character in all of Hemingway's books. Fredrick Henry proves to be one of these characters. Even though, in the end, he has to give a farwell to arms.