Title
Catherine, the Baby and the Gas: The Fatal Effects of Twilight Sleep in A Farewell to Arms
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Quasi-medical analysis arguing Catherine and her baby died from an overdose of anesthesia as evidenced by her physical symptoms and altered cognitive state and by the baby’s discoloration and lack of movement. Suggests Frederic caused Catherine’s death by twice increasing her dosage and proposes his actions serve as Hemingway’s modernist warning against progressive medical practices.
Published in
Arkansas Review
Volume
45
Issue
2
Date
2014
Pages
115-119
COinS
Citation
Ragsdell-Hetrick, Danell. “Catherine, the Baby and the Gas: The Fatal Effects of Twilight Sleep in A Farewell to Arms.” Arkansas Review 45, no. 2 (Aug. 2014): 115-19.