The War Ridden Soldier

Throughout the world many individuals believe love is the cure for everything. In the novel, A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, is a typical love story between a nurse and a war soldier. Their love affair must survive the obstacles of World War one. Hemingway develops this theme by means of characters, tone, and setting. Hemingway expresses the theme through the use of two main characters, Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkley. Frederick henry is …

…and the hospital. In addition, when Henry escapes from the Army, the clean water he jumps into symbolizes the new clean life that he was going to live from now on. Nevertheless, Ernest Hemingway uses many aspects to develop the theme of this novel. Through means of characters, tone, and setting, the author is able to express how individuals must learn to cope with love and the consequences love may bring upon an individual's life.