USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was followed by Hemingway’s first major novels, The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, which chronicle, in reverse order, Hemingway’s experiences in war and postwar Europe. The Sun Also Rises features Jake Barnes, an American World War I veteran whose mysterious combat wounds have caused him to be impotent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ernest Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms covers a romance that takes place during World War I. The novel itself came out shortly after the war, and was the first of Hemingway’s books to become a best-seller. Essentially, the novel contrasts the horrors of war with the romance of Henry and Catherine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frederic feels more cynical about war now, although he still doesn’t believe in defeat. Frederic realizes that his attitude changed while he wasn’t paying conscious attention. “The whole bloody thing is crazy. Down below they blow up a little bridge.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thus Hemingway subtly criticizes war and makes us realize that the least destruction that war can cause is destruction of physical property. But the maximum destruction is where people lose their hope as in the case of the old man. It also shows that even an old man can lose hope due to war.