دراسة نقدیة بیئیة لروایات المُحافظ (1974) والالتقاط (2001) واظْفر بحیاة (2005) لنادین جوردیمر An Ecocritical Study of Nadine Gordimer's The Conservationist (1974), The Pickup (2001), and Get a Life (2005)

Abstract

The main premise behind this research is to investigate the peculiar role of the environmental representation in literature through the new literary approach called Ecocriticism or Green Studies. Nadine Gordimer (the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in literature) is one of the novelists who commit themselves to discussing the interconnection between literary studies and environmental issues especially in South Africa which is characterized by a violent history of environmentalism due to the tension between humanistic and ecological concerns. Gordimer argues that the deep recognition of environmental justice is the only means of negotiation between the two struggling sides. The research will tackle in detail Gordimer's literary green masterpieces: The Conservationist (1974), The Pickup (2001), and Get a Life (2005) to raise the human consciousness of the critical environmental dilemmas. Gordimer is highly concerned with the politics of land in terms of power relations; therefore, she demonstrates environmental injustice behind racism in South Africa to put an end to injustice and spread the sense of justice in land ownership and distribution. She also sheds light upon the concept of multicultural ecocriticism, accentuating that people's identity and social relations are part and parcel of their relation to the environment. Ultimately, everyone must live in a clean environment without any harm threatening one's health or well-being. Legislative laws must take the necessary procedures to protect the environment from pollution and degradation, reinforce the principles of conservationism, and positively exploit the natural resources which lead to economic and social developments.