A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms captures the inspiring trials and tribulations of a disillusioned man caught between love and war. Driving an ambulance on the Italian front of World War One Frederick Henry discovers his values as he realizes his love for Catherine Barkley, a innocent English Nurse. An American Second Lieutenant in the Italian Army^s Ambulance Corps, Frederick Henry is depicted as an average man in search of a set of values. …

…several flaws. Catherine on the other hand is entirely too perfect. She seems almost supernatural, like an angel at times. Initially when she is a little insane her character was more believable. The story is written in the first person narrative where Frederick is the narrator and sometimes refers to future events. Overall, A Farewell to Arms is an excellent book that while not always action packed kept me reading and surprised me many times.