A Farewell to Arms EssayErnest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms 1929 uses nature to structure the novel and provide symbols that stand in for human emotions. Nature serves as the basic structure of the plot and the actions that take place there. It also appears as a source of symbols that replace human feelings. The characters die and there is no mention of sadness or pain… In his novel A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway uses parataxis extensively. With this structure, Hemingway avoids establishing causal connections in his narration; it is one of the most famous aspects of Hemingway's writing. But the unpredictability suggested by the anti-causal nature of the story is counterbalanced by another, less apparent… War, deeply linked to human existence, eclipses action by an impasse and ideals by sterility. Although war results in a facade of victory for one side, there is no true victor, because beneath this triumphant appearance lies the true cost of this scourge, the amplified suffering of the people. In Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms... The romance between...