A Farewell to Arms
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41
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All Themes War Love and Loss Reality vs. Fantasy Self vs. Duty Manhood Religion
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A Farewell to Arms

by

Ernest Hemingway

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Chapter 30
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38
  • Chapter 39
  • Chapter 40
  • Chapter 41
Themes
  • All Themes
  • War Theme Icon
    War
  • Love and Loss Theme Icon
    Love and Loss
  • Reality vs. Fantasy Theme Icon
    Reality vs. Fantasy
  • Self vs. Duty Theme Icon
    Self vs. Duty
  • Manhood Theme Icon
    Manhood
  • Religion Theme Icon
    Religion
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Lieutenant Frederic Henry
  • Catherine Barkley
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Rain Symbol Icon
    Rain
  • Riding Crop Symbol Icon
    Riding Crop
  • Officers' Stars Symbol Icon
    Officers' Stars
  • Hair and Beards Symbol Icon
    Hair and Beards
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Paradox
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Stream of Consciousness
  • Style
  • Tone
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