Why A Farewell to Arms Is More Than a Book
Across
- 3. The country where the majority of the novel's wartime action takes place.
- 7. Describes a memory or impression that is unforgettable and cannot be erased.
- 10. A defensive wall or a metaphorical protection against chaos or harm.
- 11. A word for the chaotic withdrawal from the battle of Caporetto that the protagonist experiences.
- 13. A word for a perfectly happy and peaceful time, like the characters' brief escape in the mountains.
- 15. A quality of enduring hardship without showing emotion or complaining.
- 16. A word for a departure or an act of saying goodbye, often with a sense of finality.
- 18. The first name of the English nurse who falls in love with the protagonist.
- 20. A term for a sparse, understated style of writing or speaking, famously used by the author.
Down
- 1. The last name of the protagonist's surgeon friend who remains dedicated to his work and cynical about love.
- 2. The type of weather that Catherine fears and which symbolizes impending doom throughout the novel.
- 4. The religious figure who is respected by the protagonist but mocked by other officers.
- 5. The first name of the American ambulance driver who narrates the story.
- 6. The tragic loss of this newborn contributes to the novel's bleak ending.
- 8. The profession of the novel's female protagonist, Catherine Barkley.
- 9. The neutral country where the lovers escape to find a "separate peace."
- 12. This word in the title refers both to weapons and to a lover's embrace.
- 14. The powerful emotion that provides the characters with a temporary sanctuary from the war.
- 17. The backdrop of global conflict against which the central romance unfolds.
- 19. The type of vehicle the protagonist drives for the army.