Volume I Special Issue I September 2021

Name of Author : Sajena A

Title of the paper : Restore or Regret: Eco Marxist Insights in Paolo Bachigalupi’s the Windup Girl

Abstract: Paolo Bachigalupi is an exemplary writer of American Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction. He has won the Hugo and Nebula award for his seminal work, The Windup Girl. It is set in future Thailand, which highlights the effects of rising sea level, bioengineered plagues and the power struggle between the Trade and the Environmental Ministry, Climate Change and so on. Climate Change is often looked down or ignored by most of the people all around the world. Humans are responsible for the emission of green-house gases and burning of fossil fuels which leads to the rapid changes in climate. The research paper hone in on the effects of climate change and how the corporates strive hard to degrade the environment to gain profit. It also sightsees the red tape issues like rising sea level and bioengineered plagues in accordance with Eco Marxism.

Keywords : Climate Change, Bioengineering, Eco-Marxism.

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Page Number : 170-173