This research explores the ecofeminist perspective in Elif Shafak’s, The Island of the Missing Trees (2021). Through the experiences of her characters and their encounters with their natural surroundings, Shafak invites her readers to reflect on the deep connections between environmental exploitation, patriarchal systems, and the urgent need for collective action. Shafak’s portrayal of the dynamic relationships between women, nature, and power structures, sheds light on the potential for feminist and ecological resistance. Shafak’s portrayal of characters, landscapes, and socio-political events reveal layers of interconnectedness of environmental degradation and oppression. The research explores the intricate/ interplay between ecology, women, and retaliation/healing within the narrative. It examines themes such as healing from generational traumas, nationalism, losing home, coping, and secrets. This research combines close reading methods and discourse analysis to understand the images presented in the novel to answer; How can we heal from past life traumas in our present complicated life? How can humans cultivate resistance, resilience, and responsibility to face tremendous adversity?
Fottouh, Nihad. (2025). An Eco-feminist depiction of Elif Shafak’s The Island of the Missing Trees. مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم, 17(1), 606-639. doi: 10.21608/jfafu.2025.362994.2188
MLA
Nihad Fottouh. "An Eco-feminist depiction of Elif Shafak’s The Island of the Missing Trees", مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم, 17, 1, 2025, 606-639. doi: 10.21608/jfafu.2025.362994.2188
HARVARD
Fottouh, Nihad. (2025). 'An Eco-feminist depiction of Elif Shafak’s The Island of the Missing Trees', مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم, 17(1), pp. 606-639. doi: 10.21608/jfafu.2025.362994.2188
VANCOUVER
Fottouh, Nihad. An Eco-feminist depiction of Elif Shafak’s The Island of the Missing Trees. مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم, 2025; 17(1): 606-639. doi: 10.21608/jfafu.2025.362994.2188
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