Eco-Narrative Reading Of Eco-Feminist Character Dellarobia Turnbow Of Flight Behaviour By Barbara Kingsolver
Authors :- R Vaishnav, M Vasani
Publication :- Ecofeminism and Climate Change, 2025.
Barbara Kingsolver is an eminent Contemporary American novelist, essayist, and poet, celebrated for her evocative storytelling and deep commitment to environmental and social issues. She has written on the delicate and intricate relationship between humans and nature. Her novels explore the resilience of people in harsh environments and the beauty found in such unpredictable climate. Her novels shed light on the pressing themes like environmental degradation, climate change, environmental sustainability, ecofeminism and human – nature bonding. Kingsolver’s writings capture the ecological dismay and the need for action to protect environment. Her novel like Flight Behaviour provides a glimpse of the complex effects of climate change on the ecosystems and pastoral communities. This paper delves into Dellarobia’s transformation from a passive, disillusioned farmwoman and housewife to a powerful activist for ecological change. Her transformative journey embodies the core ecofeminist morals of interconnectedness, empowerment, and resistance. By analyzing character’s development, diction, and narrative structure, the paper analyses how Flight Behavior serves as a captivating exploration of ecofeminism by addressing climate change and personal transformation. This paper also throws light on the analysis of implication of three waves of Ecocriticism in the character sketch of Dellarobia.