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In the novel "A Farewell to Arms", Ernest Hemingway uses a large amount of foreshadowing. He uses foreshadowing to display how the main character "Frederic" deserts the war to be with the one he loves. In addition Hemingway also foreshadows "Catherine’s" pregnancy by using the example of soldiers with weapons and ammunition. Likewise Hemingway uses "Catherine’s "fear of rain, to foreshadow her death.

Hemingway shows us "Frederic’s" desertion of the war by the conversation he had with the head nurse. "Frederic" and the nurse had a conversation about why "Frederic" was with the Italian army. Another example of foreshadowing is when the soldier from Pittsburgh said they were in a “rotten war”. Frederic agreed without hesitation, this portrayed Frederic’s unlimited disillusionment toward the war. In the end Henry disgraces his country for love.

Hemingway foreshadows "Catherine’s" pregnancy by the example of the soldiers marching with ammunition and weighed down by weapons. The soldiers had long cloaks over them thus making them look “as though they were six months gone with child”. It’s ironic for the author to use the example of foreshadowing. Here's the comparison when you analyze the quote you realize those soldiers killing each other; taking away life, while childbirth and pregnancy gives life. This example gave the hint of Catherine’s pregnancy.

"Catherine’s" death is foreshadowed by her fear of rain. "Catherine" says “sometimes I see me dead in it. Hemingway makes an explicit connection between rain and death; it foreshadows the tragic conclusion of the book. Catherine’s death seems to have made no impact on Henry. At the end of the novel Henry loses both his child and his lover. There are losses in war and love in which there is no compensation. The last ironic event was the storm that proceeded throughout Catherine’s surgery and death. The rain is a signal for destructive forces, the rain that fell on Henry as he leaves the hospital, leaves "Henry" speechless and hopeless.

The role of foreshadowing that occurred in "A Farewell to Arms" enhanced the novels intensity. The reader will go into the last chapters wondering what the outcome might be. Hemingway was foreshadowing throughout the novel to hint at upcoming significant events. By Hemingway use of this particular element left the reader in suspense.