| Abstract: |
This paper uses Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus to
explore ecofeminism, specifically by showing the interdependence and connection the female
characters have with the environment and, the marginalization and subjugation of women and
nature. The study connects the emancipation of women and solidarity for the environment in the
textual analysis. This study also draws from the tenets of ecofeminist criticism to investigate the
interaction of ecology and gender. The research is restricted within the framework of the two text
and ecofeminist theory. The study affirms that, Chimamanda presents strong female characters
that subtly resist both patriarchy and colonialism in the face of environmental degradation. This
study is of sufficient academic and intellectual subject of dissertation because, it raises a twenty
first century concern of conserving and preserving the environment and natural resources. Indeed,
this study will contribute to the ongoing discourses on gender, showing the connections between
struggling women and degraded environment. Thus, this study calls for support and advocacy in
tackling the social and ecological menace. |
EBONYI JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
