VOl-10,Issue-4,July - August 2025
Author: Antara Datta
Keywords: Militarized masculinities, patriarchy, metamorphosis, humanness, sexualized bodies.
Abstract: The paper examines Han Kang’s The Vegetarian as a critique of militarized masculinities, extractivism, and systemic violence. The Vegetarian exposes the limitations of conventional liberalism by problematizing the concept of the ‘human’. It argues that The Vegetarian reveals how South Korea’s militarized history and capitalist culture and economy are entangled with patriarchy and extractivism. The paper shows how the novel interrogates anthropocentric and gendered epistemologies and different forms of violence. It also suggests that it is perhaps through empathetic witnessing and ethical engagement that the novel opens up the possibility of hope.
Article Info: Received: 29 May 2025; Received in revised form: 27 Jun 2025; Accepted: 03 Jul 2025; Available online: 07 Jul 2025
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