مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 10, Numéro 2, Pages 124-140
2025-06-05
Eco-trauma And Narrative Agency In Richard Powers's The Overstory (2018)
Authors : Hidouci Sarra .
Abstract
This paper explores the intersection of eco-trauma and narrative agency in Richard Powers’ The Overstory, a novel that intricately interweaves human and arboreal lives to foreground ecological consciousness. The study examines how characters respond to ecological devastation not only through environmental activism but also through storytelling—positioning narrative as a mode of resistance and survival. By analyzing key characters and their interactions with trees, the paper highlights how eco-trauma catalyzes a transformation in narrative voice, challenging anthropocentric paradigms and reimagining agency as shared between humans and the nonhuman world. Ultimately, this work argues that The Overstory offers a compelling model for how fiction can articulate ecological grief while empowering alternative forms of storytelling that affirm interconnection, resilience, and ecological justice.
Keywords
Eco-Trauma;Envirnmental Literature ; Nonhuman Agency ; Richard Powers; ; Tree Consiousness
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