An Ecological Sailing Towards Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy: A Historical Perspective
Journal: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Science (Vol.7, No. 5)Publication Date: 2022-09-15
Authors : Ekta Bawa;
Page : 123-127
Keywords : Ibis Trilogy; Opium; Ecocriticism; Ecological; Indentured Labors; Imperialism;
Abstract
This paper is an ecocritical reading of Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy which comprises of three historical fictions, Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011) and Flood of Fire (2015). It is a documentary of the opium trade between India and China and the trafficking of people as indentured labors by the East India Company during the mid-nineteenth century. The paper will examine the ecocentric dimensions in the work of Ghosh. Ecocriticism is a rapidly emerging field of literary study that considers the relationship which human beings share with the environment. The main issues that become very prominent in these novels are Ecological Imperialism and Ecocide. These terms are portrayed by Ghosh in his Ibis Trilogy in a very realistic manner with the grand scale of opium war. Opium war is one of the greatest incidents in the colonial history of India. This paper will analyse the issue of environmental degradation as found in the Ibis Trilogy in the light of ecocriticism
Other Latest Articles
- Presupposition Triggers: Iraqi EFL Students' Strategies in Approaching Presupposition
- Understanding The Trauma of 1947 India-Pakistan Partition – An Account of Toba Tek Singh
- Organizational Culture as a mediator between Employee Dissatisfaction and Turnover Intention
- Effectiveness of Simulation in Teaching Geometrical Optics
- Power Beyond Sex: A Foucauldian Reading of Lady Macbeth
Last modified: 2022-10-11 17:53:54