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By Ruth Tangonan - December 09, 2005

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Ernest Hemingway's Farewell to Arms and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby revolve around one primary character who serves as a vessel that reveals the major theme of the book. The Great Gatsby chronicles Jay Gatsby's pursuit of love, while Farewell to Arms is the story of Frederic Henry, a man caught in the midst of love and war. Both…

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