Abstract
This article uncovers the gothic tropes manifest in the "rotten"food, human bodies, landscapes, and rain in Ernest Hemingway'sA Farewell to Armsthrough aneco-gothic perspective. Itdemonstrateshowthe rottenfood,the disjointedbodies,the brokenlandscapes, andthe gothicraincan be viewedin the novelas counter-narratives against the narratives of war,themilitary, and modern medicine. The first partof this articlesuggestsinterpretingwarasa form of cannibalismbyexploringthe representations of rotten foodandthe connection between eating and killing.Next, the authorfocuseson how the body is fragmented both metaphorically andliterally bythe discourse of war, the military, and medical science. The third part uncovers the non-anthropocentric consciousness embedded within the protagonist's narrative,followed bythegothicizingand romanticization of naturein the fourth section.Here,theprotagonist'slinking of the human bodytothe natural landscape,the descriptions ofthe gothic rain,and the romanticized snow-all these, as the authorargues,can beinterpretedasacollectiveresistance againstindustrial, anthropocentricwarfare.
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