Week 6

A Farewell to Arms by: Ernest Hemingway
Dylan Hatzenbuhler

   In chapter XI Henry is still wounded chilling in his bunker looking out the windows.  When sitting their the priest comes inside and greets Henry.  He sees if Henry is feeling better and Henry sees the priest is tired to.  (which isn't normal)  The priest hands Henry some packages and in the package was a mosquito netting, Vermouth, and a folder with a newspaper called "The News of the World."  Henry loves knowing the things around the world.  I think its great that the priest would take care of Henry when getting wounded in the war.  Its also great that he takes care of his crew to when they lost one of their own. 

   Through out the chapter the doctor asks him if they can ship him to a American hospital for further treatment.  All the doctors are eager to get people out to get the beds ready for the attack that's about to happen.  The men get so drunk before heading to the American hospital in Milan where Catherine is working at.  Henry sets off for Milan; He's so drunk before heading to the hospital that he vomits all over the floor.  I think its awful that you'd put your body through all that booze when you wounded and all you need is your rest.  Two days later Henry shows up in Milan, two ambulance drivers carry him in to the hospital.(which the two men carrying him cause him a lot of pain).  Henry orders for a lot of things, but can't get the doctors to get it for him.  By the end of the night his nurse Miss. Van Campensends him a glass of eggnog spiked with sherry for a peace offering.  When being at this hospital you cannot drink things that the doctor has prescribed, so the next chapter starts out with the nurse finding the bottle of Vermouth under his bed.  Henry thinks he's going to get into trouble, but instead the nurse wanted to drink too.

   Later that day a barber comes into shave Henry and begins to threaten him rudely thinking he is an Austrian soldier and was close to cutting his throat.  After they leave Catherine shows up and Henry pulls her onto his bed and finally makes love with her.  
  
 Henry meets a new doctor later that day and he begins examining him and taking the shrapnel from his leg, which makes him very exhausted from the operation.  Than the doc sends Henry for x-rays.  Later three doctors show up to conduct on the case.  They agree that six months before have an operation.  Two hours later another doctor shows up, Dr. Valentini.  He is a cheerful, energetic, and competent.  He hands Henry a drink and agrees to perform any operation in the morning. 

  That morning Catherine is cleaning him getting him ready for his operation while she asks, "tell me, how many people have you loved?"  With a reply "nobody."  Catherine spends the night with Henry; Henry is worried that they might get into trouble , but Catherine believes everyone is sleeping.  After the operation Henry gets very sick as he recovers.  While recovering three men come into the hospital sick, two of the men have Malaria and the other was trying to unscrew the fuse cap from an explosive for a souvenir.   (why would you even wanna try to take the time to take the fuse cap off, I would run and get the heck out of there.)

During the summer, Henry learns to walk again but with crutches and can't stop loving Catherine.  They pretend to themselves that they are married but Henry has other things to worry about instead of getting married.