The Elephant s Eye and the Maji-Maji War: A Non-Anthropocentric Reading of David s African Story in The Garden of Eden

Journal article

Lay Sion Ng

Hemingway Review, Vol.39(2), pp.40-51

04/01/2020

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Title: The Elephant s Eye and the Maji-Maji War: A Non-Anthropocentric Reading of David s African Story in The Garden of Eden
Author/Creator: Lay Sion Ng
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.39(2), pp.40-51
Annotation: This paper attempts to deconstruct the patriarchal anthropocentric masculinity represented by the adult elephant hunters in the metafictional African story within The Garden of Eden through the lens of animal sentience and the environmental history of East Africa during the time of the Maji-Maji war. Furthermore, by linking these two aspects to the process of the (re)writing of the story, the author argues that David s effort to give a voice to both the nonhuman elephant and the environment of Africa mirrors another form of masculinity that is in contrast to his father s patriarchal anthropocentric masculinity.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132034103691