"A Farewell to Arms"

The action of the novel takes place in Italy during the First World War. The novel tells about two people who fall in love with each other and whose lives are destroyed by the war. The events are narrated in the chronological order. The exposition starts at the beginning of the novel when Henry meets Catherine and they fall in love with each other. The development of actions shows us their further relationships and all …

…an anti - war novel. This novel is against cruelty, violence and inhumanity, which a war brings. <Tab/>The theme of the novel "A Farewell to Arms" is the condemnation of war. I think, Hemingway wants to express his negative attitude to this cruel war and to show how it can destroy people's lives. The inhumanity of the war is the main problem of this novel. <Tab/>