Chapter 9

In this weekends reading, I was very taken aback my the beginning of chapter 9. We were talking about in class on Friday about how the characters in A Farewell To Arms address the war as  "a show" and how they dehumanize the characters in the novel.
Well I found this point clearly proved in this chapter. Just in the first couple pages, Frederick (the narrator) address's the coming attack as "it" and "the thing." On pg. 40, he even says "It was a one-road show." This clearly dehumanizes the soldiers in the war, making the attack look like just another day in their lives, and proving war to be even worse than it already seems.
To add to this, throughout the whole chapter, Frederick and the other drivers continuously talk about how during the attack, they won't be able to get any food. They make it seem like their meal is the biggest concern during this dangerous mission. Frederick even runs through the attack zone to get food for him and the drivers, who are in the dugout, "sitting against the wall, smoking" (46).
This whole chapter just makes war seem like it's taken over everyone in the novel. Like its the only thing they know, and it really doesn't scare them anymore. Or at least, that they're used to being scared.