A Farewell to Arms · Character
Mrs. Meyers
Wife of Old Meyers, also an American expatriate in Milan.
minor
First appearance: xvi
Mrs. Meyers shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Big-busted woman in black satin, brings gifts to the hospital soldiers.
Mrs. Meyers first appears in 0019 xvi.
In XIX: Big-busted woman in black satin, brings gifts to the hospital soldiers.
Later, in XXI: Left Boston newspapers for the hospital patients.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Mrs. Meyers in xvi