Changing Perspective of Religion in A Farewell to Arms In Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, the main character, Lieutenant Fredric Henry, undergoes a dramatic change of perspective in course of the course of the novel. It is very interesting to see how the lieutenant's views on religion change as he becomes more involved in the war. At the beginning of the novel, we are introduced to the Abruzzi. Abruzzo is a small town in Switzerland that Henry's priest friend is very fond of. His father lives there and it is, for the priest, a place of quiet solitude, religious freedom and respect. He longs for the day when he can go and do God's work in his hometown: "in my country, it is understood that a man can love God. It is no dirty joke" (Hemingway 71). The priest offers Henry the chance to go to Abruzzo and rest with his father. Henry refuses and decides to go to a brothel instead. At their next meeting, however, Henry feels remorse for this decision. "I myself felt as bad as he did and I couldn't understand why I didn't go. It was what I wanted to do... and I have ex...