Hemingway's Landscape: An Ecocritical Study of Nature in Times of Conflict

Abstract This paper investigates the significance of nature and landscape in Ernest Hemingway's war novels through the lens of ecocriticism, particularly A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. It examines Hemingway's use of natural settings as active participants in the narrative, not just as backdrops, to reflect human trauma, moral conflict, and the environmental costs of war. The analysis demonstrates how Hemingway's landscapes reflect internal psychological states and emphasize the conflict between human and ecological survival and destruction. The goal of this research is to find out how nature becomes a silent witness during times of war and to consider Hemingway's writings as important contributions to ecocritical literary discourse.