The Kindness of Nature in Aboulela’s The Kindness of Enemies
An Ecocritical Reading
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21806604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Majd Alkayid (0000-0002-0935-7239, Al-Balqa Applied University), Majd M Alkayid, Raed A Alqassas (Al-Balqa Applied University), Murad Al Kayed (0000-0001-6052-8534, Al-Balqa Applied University), Mais Al-Shara'h (0000-0003-0929-5813, University of Jordan), Mais N Al-Shara'h, Malik Alkhawaldeh (0000-0001-5066-177X, Applied Science Private University), Malik N Alkhawaldeh |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 4087-4095 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1512.28 |
| OpenAlex | W4416844452 |
| Language | EN |
This paper aims at studying Leila Aboulela's The Kindness of Enemies through an ecocritical lens. The study investigates how environmental and postcolonial themes intersect in the novel, emphasizing the destructive colonial effect on the environment and on personal and cultural identities. The study also highlights how nature shapes the personal and collective identities of indigenous people. It shows how colonial exploitation of the land and the people leads to the destruction of the environment and the marginalization of people. Nature also is portrayed as a space for resistance and a means of healing
Colonialism · Ecocriticism · Indigenous · Kindness · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |