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Ernest HemingwayA Farewell to Arms
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1929A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Before You Read
Summary
Book 1, Chapters 1-3
Book 1, Chapters 4-6
Book 1, Chapters 7-9
Book 1, Chapters 10-12
Book 2, Chapters 13-15
Book 2, Chapters 16-18
Book 2, Chapters 19-21
Book 2, Chapters 22-24
Book 3, Chapters 25-27
Book 3, Chapters 28-30
Book 3, Chapters 31-32
Book 4, Chapters 33-35
Book 4, Chapters 36-37
Book 5, Chapters 38-41
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Essay Topics
Little exposition is provided in the early chapters of the novel. Frederic’s own name is withheld until Chapter 13. As Hemingway said in a Paris Review interview: “I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it under water for every part that shows” (quoted in Michael Reynolds’s Hemingway’s First War). What is the effect of this minimalist style of writing?
Does Frederic love Catherine? Why is he drawn to her?
Explain the male bonds between Frederic and two contrasting people: Rinaldi and the priest. Why are these two especially important to Frederic?
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