Why A Farewell to Arms Is More Than a Book

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