Abstract :
This paper explores Mohsin Hamid’s literary representation of dehumanization of refugees
in the age of globalization, the exploitation of humans and their land, as well as the impact
of migration on the lives of the migrants in his novel Exit West. The research uses the
theoretical framework of postcolonial ecocriticism by Huggan and Tiffin to critically analyze
the primary text. This research employs qualitative method to draw parallels between the
exploitation of humans and their environment in Hamid’s novel while exploring the
dehumanized treatment of refugees, reasons of migration, and the role of war, science and
technology in the destruction of environment in this particular narrative. Textual analysis,
more specifically, content analysis is used as a method to link the global humanitarian and
environmental crisis in the primary text under the Postcolonial Eco-critical ideology.
Keyword :
Mohisn Hamid, Pakistani Anglophone Literature, dehumanization, refugees, environmental crisis, postcolonial ecocriticism