A Farewell to Arms Warfare Quotes Page 1

That’s typical Modernist language Catherine is using. World War I "blew up" the idea that the world was a safe place, and the Modernists were obsessed with fragments and pieces and breaking in general.

There is a somber rhythm to Hemingway’s description of this procession of wounded men. And it presents a striking and vivid image of the war.

This is a rather meta-fictional moment. Hemingway’s novel is often seen as a protest against war, and the sentence expresses doubt over whether such protest can really help stop it.