Plot
Characters
Themes
Symbols
Miscellaneous
100
The injury sustained by the narrator
What is a knee injury
100
the major's attitude towards talking about his medals
What is reserved and quiet
100
This theme is expressed by the unavoidable fate of the soldiers
What is naturalism
100
These represent the false hope of the modern age
What are the machines
100
The town where the story is set
What is Milan, Italy
200
The reason one of the narrator's friends wears a handkerchief over his face.
What is he had no nose and his face was to be rebuilt
200
The italian officers' attitudes towards their medals (minus the major)
What is boisterous and boastful
200
This is the main conflict involving the major in the story
What is confronting loss (the death of his wife)
200
This divides between the real world and hospital which is enclosed in gates
What is the bridge
200
What is the perspective of the story
What is first-person
300
The reason that the people in Milan hate the soldiers
What is because they are officers
300
the doctor's attitude towards the machines
What is optimistic, hopeful, and confident in their success
300
This theme is demonstrated by the major's continued use of the machines even though he does not believe in them
What is discipline
300
These offer refuge from the soldiers’ depression
What are the lights
300
This character says, "I cannot resign myself"
Who is the major
400
The reason the officers eat at Cafe Cova
What is good treatment and patriotism from the waitresses
400
the major's type of character (flat or round)
What is round
400
the feeling the narrator feels due to his medal not being as "earned" as the Italians
What is alienation
400
These items represent the sacrifice of the soldiers as well as serve to further isolate the protagonist
What are the medals
400
this literary device is used to create a calm and cool setting at the beginning of the story
What is polysyndeton
500
The woman who dies in the story dies from this disease
What is pneumonia
500
the former sport of the protagonist
What is football
500
This is the soldiers' reaction to the death and suffering they witness
What is emotional detachment
500
The major's emotional openness is symbolized by this
What is the window
500
This is the name of the protagonist
What is Nick Adams
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