Critiquing anthropocentrism in amitav ghosh's the hungry tide and j.m. coetzee's disgrace

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dc.contributor.authorSheenam
dc.contributor.supervisorSingh, Amandeep
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-30T05:10:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T07:52:23Z
dc.date.available2018-08-30T05:10:34Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T07:52:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractRapid degradation of environment is an important concern facing all disciplines of knowledge and man centeredness known as anthropocentrism is believed to be one of the major causes behind this. In literary sphere, approach of ecocriticism focuses on environmental issues and dominance of man over non-human living and non-living objects. Both the novels selected for this study, disclose the effects of degradation of environment due to man's anthropocentric approach. Amitav Ghosh in his novel The Hungry Tide deals with the themes of wildlife conservation and preservation of natural flora and fauna taking into consideration the lives of human beings. Focusing on ecologically fragile Sunderbans area, Ghosh raises questions about conflict between humans and animals and shows how anthropocentric model of development results in disappearance of tigers and other natural inhabitants of this region. Likewise, J.M.Coetzee in his novel Disgrace deals with the suffering of animals. Focusing on Post-Apartheid Africa, Coetzee presents the perspective of blacks who had to suffer like animals during colonialism. In this conflict, animals become the first casualty and reclamation of land and other natural resources becomes an important step towards fighting back. Both these writers tries to decentre human beings, they are of the view that non-human other should acquire equal rights and protection as human beings themselves possess. Lucy in Disgrace is the voice of Coetzee as she is concerned towards the well being of the animals. Piyali Roy in The Hungry Tide is also concerned about the animals but she views nature from the perspective of First world nations.en_US
dc.identifier.accessionnoT00061
dc.identifier.citationSheenam (2013) Critiquing anthropocentrism in amitav ghosh's the hungry tide and j.m. coetzee's disgrace.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/1655
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCentral University of Punjaben_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectEco-criticismen_US
dc.subjectAnthropocentrismen_US
dc.subjectAmitav Ghoshen_US
dc.subjectThe Hungry Tideen_US
dc.subjectDisgraceen_US
dc.subjectJM Coetzeeen_US
dc.titleCritiquing anthropocentrism in amitav ghosh's the hungry tide and j.m. coetzee's disgraceen_US
dc.typeMphil Dissertationen_US

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