For introductory session on our next novel, Hemingway's " A Farewell to Arms", I first provided biographical information which informs so much of this novel. Additionally, I discussed the impact of World War I and Gertrude Stein's pronouncement that the generation of the 1930s was " the lost generation" .After I explained this term ,I provided background on the role Gertrude Stein played in promoting art and literature in her famed Paris salon. Next, I discussed Hemingway's terse writing style and craftsmanship noting the use of the phrase , "the iceberg theory", to describe his prose. During this session, I also reviewed Joshua's quote analyses from the prior novel, and worked with Joshua on paraphrasing difficult passages of text.