Ecofeminist Perspectives in Amitav Ghosh's Gun Island

Author(s)	Mr. Senthil Kumar K, Dr. Franklin Vaseekaran D
Country	India
Abstract	Ecofeminism is a critical theory which examines the interrelatedness between the exploitation of nature and the oppression of women emerging in the 1970s. Ecofeminism combines ideas from Feminism, Environmentalism and Social Justice. This research article explores Amitav Ghosh's "Gun Island" from an ecofeminist perspective. It provides a critical framework to examine how environmental degradation affects climate change. Ghosh portrays ecological crises such as rising sea levels, cyclones and forced migration which directly affects indigenous people, women and the downtrodden people. "Gun Island" advocates for ecological balance, care and coexistence through characters like piya and Tipu. Further, it challenges anthropocentric and patriarchal ideologies in a vehemently. The novel also explores the dire consequences of modern scientific rationalism and capitalist exploitation upon environmental degradation and social inequality.
Keywords	Ecofeminism, Environmental, degradation, climate change, cyclones, forced migration, anthropocentric and patriarchal ideologies, scientific rationalism and social inequality.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-06-25

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