A Farewell to Arms Frederic Henry Quotes

Frederic Henry

Quote 7

"No danger of ─," using the vulgar word. "No place for ─" (28.17)

We love how Frederic describes Aymo’s use of the "F" word, and there is no doubt what he means. When Frederic uses it himself a few lines later, it’s even funnier. We wonder if the editors or Hemingway chose not to put the actual word in. If it’s Hemingway, than we can assume that Frederic uses the word, but won’t use it when narrating this story for some reason.

Frederic Henry

Quote 8

"I was having a dream in English," I said. (28.33)

This implies that Frederic sometimes dreams in other languages. Perhaps more important is the dream that he’s talking about. Frederic and Catherine’s bond is so tight that they can reach each other in dreams.