A Farewell to Arms is a romance novel that takes place during the First World War in the year 1916. The setting plays a key role in the novel because it contains both mountains and plains. Each of these represents two entirely different things. The mountains are gigantic and majestic, while the plains are soft rolling and quiet. The novel is set in Gorizia, which is a small town in Italy. The country of Italy was involved in the war because it was part of the allied powers, which were strongly against the axis powers. The main character, Fredric Henry, was an American ambulance driver in the war whose job was to aid the Italians when they needed help. The weather also plays a vital role in the novel as well. The rain represents bad things such as death. Much of the novel occurs during the rain. This is...