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Accepting Death in Hemingways A farewell To Arms A Farewell To Arms is Ernest Hemingways poignant yet simple tale of two young lovers who meet during the booby hatch of W.W.I and the relationship that endures until its tragic end. Frederick Henry, an American lieutenant in the Italian army, and Catherine Barkley, an English volunteer nurse, share a devout love for one other that deepens as Catherine becomes pregnant, yet their blissful relationship becomes tragically shortened as the baby and Catherine die as a result of the birth, leaving Frederick solo to accept their deaths. Written in the distinctive and unimbellished style signature to Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell To Arms carries the reader through a roller-coaster of emotions dealing with the conception that death remains as the end of life, and that man must get to its fullest potential while provided the ability to do so. The concept of understanding and judge death plays a prominent role in A Farewell To Arms. The idea of death permeates or lies behind all of the characters actions. This involves the idea of w...