Book Title:Farewell to Arms Copyright:1929 Type:Fiction - Novel Author:Ernest Hemingway 1.Quotation: (Explain what the quotation means and why it was selected as important.) "Anger was washed away in the river along with any obligation. Although it ceased when the carabiniere put his hands on my collar. I would like to have had the uniform off although I did not care much about the outward forms. I had taken off the stars, but …showed first 75 words of 806 total…

…showed last 75 words of 806 total…the second one is just a sentence fragment. He writes with very precise and focused language. Hemingway has a way of using very strong and meaningful words and phrases, which create a very detailed image of what is going on. By using powerful and precise language, the reader can get a feel for how bad war and death can be. The intensity of Hemingway's action scenes will keep anyone on the edge of their seat.