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A FAREWELL TO ARMS: THE PRIEST
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He\'s an admirable character, taking the officers\' teasing with dignity, earning Henry\'s respect. His goal in life is to return home after the war, live in his simple, rural district, love God and serve Him.
^^^^^^^^^^A FAREWELL TO ARMS: RINALDI
Henry\'s roommate, a surgeon, prompts mixed reactions. You can admire him for his skills: \"I never hurt anybody. I learn how to do it,\" he says. You can condemn him for his excessive drinking and carousing at the brothel. But ultimately you can feel sorry for him. The war has hurt Rinaldi. He knocks himself out trying to undo the damage the war has done. The only human connection he\'s able to make is with Henry, and when Henry deserts, he is denied even that. At the end he\'s pathetic, near a crack-up, and treating himself for syphilis he fears he\'s picked up at the Villa Rossa.
^^^^^^^^^^A FAREWELL TO ARMS: HELEN FERGUSON
Catherine\'s friend is a spokeswoman for conformity and the conventional life. She deplores the fact that Henry has gotten her good friend in trouble but seems at the same time envious of their love.
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