Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities

Influence of Ethics on Ecofeminism: Eliminating dichotomies in Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Faezeh Shadman Mahani 1
Nahid Fakhrshafaie 2

1 M.A in English Language and Literature, Department of Foreign Languages, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran(Corresponding Author)

2 Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, Department of Foreign Languages, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22077/islah.2025.8846.1589
Abstract
In Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer, the main character blurs the dualistic dichotomies between humans and animals by applying ethical practices, morality, and emotion. Ecofeminists stand against the Western reason/emotion dichotomy, and they mutilate human/animal dichotomies by cherishing ethics and morality. In literature and environmental concerns the traces of Ethics and Ecofeminism should be followed. Hence, in this article, by referring to theoreticians like Carolyn Merchant, Gwen Hunnicutt, Lori Gruen, and other eminent critics, Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer is analyzed through an ethical-ecofeminist perspective, not only to show the influence of ethics on deforming dualisms between humans and nonhumans, which is a purpose of ecofeminism, but also to show the social influence of dualistic and non-dualistic relations on humans by following and not following ethics. Considering ecofeminism and its scope in this analysis, it is concluded that Meijer in Bird Cottage emphasizes utilizing ethics and environmental justice in seeking non-dualistic coexistence with nonhumans and, in the interim, she deforms Western human/animal dualism by referring to Len’s attitude and her actions toward wild birds.

Keywords

Ecofeminism
Ethics
Dualisms
Ethical-Ecofeminist Perspective
Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
Subjects

  • Receive Date 27 January 2025
  • Revise Date 06 March 2025
  • Accept Date 18 July 2025

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