Within a farewell to arms, what would be the best definition for “in vain”? question 14 options: a) an injury to a vein b) futile c) related to wind speed d) none of the responses are correct

B) Futile.

Explanation:

This novel, written by Ernest Hemingway is a story that could be said to be a metaphor of life using war as its interpretative key. Although Hemingway is well-known for developing a prose about brave and unrelenting characters who face life head-on, in this complex novel, the case is made that in life, just like in war, one can struggle and try as mightily as possible to overcome it and be triumphant in it, but, in the end, all efforts will prove to have been made in vain, for nothing other than futile purposes.  

wrong! the answer is c.