Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… a nurse working on the Italian front during World War I. Catherine is a dedicated caregiver who took up the post while mourning her fiancé, who died in the war. Then she meets a charismatic lieutenant with a knee injury. Now, Catherine is torn between her love for Lieutenant Henry and her calling as a nurse.
Personality… strong, brave, and devoted. A wartime nurse is not a simple duty: Catherine faces the bloody reality of combat on an hourly basis. Despite the difficulty of her job, she shows no fear in the face of all this loss and bloodshed. The only thing she’s scared of is the rain: “I’m afraid of the rain because sometimes I see me dead in it.”
Get to Know her in...
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A love story between a nurse (Catherine Barkley) and the Lieutenant Henry during First World War in Italy. The depth of the movie considers the purpose of war and fighting.
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A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield—weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep.
