The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low
Jeet Thayil’s Low is based on the central theme of grief and agony, which the protagonist, Dom, faces after the sudden loss of his wife, Aki. In search of a haven, he runs to Mumbai, which mirrors the broken protagonist. Along with Dom’s struggle to find a clean water source to immerse Aki’s ashes,...
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| description | Jeet Thayil’s Low is based on the central theme of grief and agony, which the protagonist, Dom, faces after the sudden loss of his wife, Aki. In search of a haven, he runs to Mumbai, which mirrors the broken protagonist. Along with Dom’s struggle to find a clean water source to immerse Aki’s ashes, Thayil presents various major environmental concerns like pollution, global warming, the rising sea level, waste management, etc., which can be traced back to the Anthropocene. He also warns against an impending apocalypse. This study addresses the ecocritical elements in Thayil's Low, the representation of urban space plagued by ecological hazards, and a possible global annihilation in the future. Thayil, with a touch of personal grief, moves into the terrains of ecological grief and eco-anxiety as he portrays today’s urbanscapes and warns about the times to come, which transverses into the realm of climate fiction. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:248562025-02-19T08:25:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24856/ The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low Daniel, Subin T Mishra, Binod Jeet Thayil’s Low is based on the central theme of grief and agony, which the protagonist, Dom, faces after the sudden loss of his wife, Aki. In search of a haven, he runs to Mumbai, which mirrors the broken protagonist. Along with Dom’s struggle to find a clean water source to immerse Aki’s ashes, Thayil presents various major environmental concerns like pollution, global warming, the rising sea level, waste management, etc., which can be traced back to the Anthropocene. He also warns against an impending apocalypse. This study addresses the ecocritical elements in Thayil's Low, the representation of urban space plagued by ecological hazards, and a possible global annihilation in the future. Thayil, with a touch of personal grief, moves into the terrains of ecological grief and eco-anxiety as he portrays today’s urbanscapes and warns about the times to come, which transverses into the realm of climate fiction. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24856/1/TT%206.pdf Daniel, Subin T and Mishra, Binod (2024) The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 30 (3). pp. 80-91. ISSN 0128-5157 https://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1738 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel, Subin T Mishra, Binod The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title | The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title_full | The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title_fullStr | The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title_full_unstemmed | The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title_short | The anthropocene and apocalypticism in Jeet Thayil’s Low |
| title_sort | anthropocene and apocalypticism in jeet thayil’s low |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24856/1/TT%206.pdf |