An Exploration of Ecofeminism in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver’s major themes delve into the concept of social justice, environmentalism, nature and human interconnection, feminism and awareness about degrading nature by anthropocentric activities. In The Poisonwood Bible she broadly explained her thoughts on ecofeminism through the mouthpiece of all the major women characters in the novel. The most important problem that human beings face today is the degradation of land and environment and its consequences on human existence. This paper attempts to take a study of Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible from an ecofeminist perspective. Within this book, power and domination, directly oppress both the female and nature.