Catherine Barkley is an English nurse serving at the Italian front. Due to the untimely death of a fiance previous to the events of this book, Catherine has already been initiated into Hemingway's philosophy, and exemplifies the traits of the Hemingway code hero throughout the novel. She is characterized primarily by her disregard for social conventions as well as an unfaltering devotion to Henry.

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"There was a great contrast between [the British major's] world pessimism and personal cheeriness." 134

Catherine: "I want what you want. There isn't any me any more. Just what you want." 106

Ferguson: "You'll never get married. . . . You'll fight before you'll marry. . . . Fight or die. That's what people do. They don't marry." 108

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Approximate Word count = 2428
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)