A Farewell To Arms

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A notable quote comes from Chapter two of A Farewell to Arms: “All thinking men are atheists”. Frederic Henry, an American serving in the Italian Army as an ambulance driver, is the narrator of the story. Frederic is not religious, but admires the priest, because both of them stick to their principles even in the face of war.

Catherine Barkley is the love interest, the female lead, as you will, in the five books of A Farewell to Arms. She combines sexuality, a desire for companionship and the desire to tend the ill and wounded. In the story she faces the consequences and pain of childbirth and death after unprotected sex. 

Rinaldi is the Italian physician, who enjoys performing surgery, imbibing of drink and talking of women.  A Farewell to Arms has been adapted for stage, and made into two movies, and in an abridged version has been presented by the BBC.