Delineating Ecosophy as a Counter Discourse in Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour

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Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver is a clarion call aimed at exposing the impending future that awaits humanity in form of grievous climactic changes and its impact on delicate ecosystem earth. The characters presented who maintain varying perspectives regarding ecological concerns may be seen as representing differing ideologies persist society with respect to same. paper an attempt trace dominant well alternate voices pervade discussions apocalyptic due human actions are ruthless highly exploitative resources. mystical encounter nature protagonist undergoes will examined understand significance philosophy or “ecosophy.” would also seek discern transition from anthropocentrism ecocentrism disruption nature/culture binaries established anthropocentric worldview depicted text.

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عنوان ژورنال: Smart Moves Journal Ijellh

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2582-3574', '2582-4406']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v9i7.11131