Ecofeminist Paradigm and South Asian Fiction: An Analysis
Abstract
This study pursues the analysis of chosen fiction of Khaled Hosseini and Amitav in the light of ecofeminism. The crux of ecofeminism expands on analogies between woman and nature, on the one hand, and the male and culture, on the other hand. Male generally naturalizes woman as a culture feminizes nature. With the space of technological development, the exploitation of nature has increased exceedingly as the male have been exploiting the female since centuries. Both male and culture discursively produce their second part of binaries that is female and nature to define themselves as the creator. In the pursuit of ecofeminist investigation various types of exploitation of nature and marginalization of a woman are traced. There are numerous significant results of this exploitation; the implications of the coercion are very deep rooted and work on various levels of life. As a result of this phenomenon, the female characters of these novels do intentionally take various measures to preserve nature. It is a significant study to acquaint the reader with the widespread environmental degradation and female oppression in South Asia
Authors
Nargis Saleem
Lecturer, Department of English, Riphah International University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Saleem
Professor, Department of English, Govt, College Township, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Umer Azim
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Township, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Culture and Patriarchy, Ecofeminism, South Asian Fiction