Hybridizing the Destruction of Nature and Pauline Melville’s Erzulie Es

Erzulie, a short story compose by Pauline Melville, illustrates an important theme in Caribbean literature. The story is an utilisation of literature that uses a strong theme of nature in the textbook and displays environmental symbolism throughout. The main theme in Caribbean literature is seen as the struggles of indigenous people and the consequences they face after the islands were colonized, however other themes much(prenominal) as post-colonial environmental harm rear be seen in stories such(prenominal) as Erzulie. You can see a similarity between the naturals and the island itself. The natives suffer from social wrongs and suppression and the land of the Guyana country is besides suppressed in a sense and destroyed as a consequence of colonialism. Melvilles use of nature and environmental symbolism can be seen prominently when reading the short story with ecocriticism awareness. While or so symbolism and themes arent at the surface level of a story, several(prenomin al) themes can be even more hidden within the text. In this essay I will further illustrate how the goal of Melvilles work changes when you read it with an ecocritical mind. Readers can now pull ahead the importance of Guyana, not only because of its relationship with the author, but also because of its environmental damage that was caused by colonialism. You can also see that the character Erzulie was not only used as the protagonist to create a excite female murderess, but she is a representation of the land of Guyana. Lastly, Melvilles language is enlightening in the evolving theme of nature that is seen from beginning to end. Guyana is the former British Colony on the South American Coast that received its independency in 1966 from the United Kingdom 4. Its one of the only Caribbean countri... ...ndation, 22 Apr. 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.5.Heise, Ursula K. The Hitchhikers Guide to Ecocriticism. PMLA (2006) 503-516.6.Kahn, Aliyah. Nations of Eden Race and Ecology in the Post-P astoral Caribbean. look Projects. Aliyah Kahn, 2013. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.7.McLeod, John. Cultural Models of Creolization. The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial Studies. London Routledge, 2007. 102-03. Print.8.Melville, Pauline. Erzulie, in The Migration of Ghosts, pp. 14041. 9.Pyne-Timothy, Helen. version the Signs in Pauline Melvilles Erzulie. journal of Haitian Studies (2001) 136-147.10.Ramraj, Robert. The Omai Disaster in Guyana. da Gamma Theta Upsilon. Gamma Theta Uppsilon, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.11.Renk, Kathleen Williams. Magic that Battles Death Pauline Melvilles Marvellous Realism. The Journal of Commonwealth Literature 44.1 (2009) 101-115.