A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms: Setting 1 key example

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Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

A Farewell to Arms primarily takes place during World War I in Italy along the Slovenian border, between the years 1916 and 1918. Although the protagonist, Frederic Henry, is an American, he fights for the Italian army as a lieutenant in the war, driving ambulances to battle sites in the countryside.