ll summer and fall Ive operated. I doeverybodys work. Not only is Rinaldi overworking, he admits to havingcontracted syphilis. This once enthusiastic, young man is completely spent fromthe war proving that one way or another the war makes everyone ill. WorldWar I claimed many lives was decided by ignorant aristocrats looking only forprestige amongst themselves. War is a barbaric and unnecessary means to the endof a problem.Love is a powerful emotion that can drive one through a time of hardship,like war. In A Farewell to Arms, without Catherine and her love Fredrick wouldhave been wondering aimlessly through the war....