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Deconstructing the Chain of Being in Laura Jean McKay’s Animals in That Country | ||
| Journal of Language Studies | ||
| Volume 9, Issue 3, Part 2, September 2025, Pages 207-223 PDF (1.25 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.25130/Lang.9.3.P2.14 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Najm Abdulla Najm; Luhaib Hamid Khalaf | ||
| Tikrit University – college of Education for Humanities | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study intends to explore the concept of deconstruction in Laura Jean McKay‘s novel Animals in That Country. It argues that the relationship between humans and non-humans leads to the deconstruction of the chain of being. The novel shows that a virus creates a bridge between humans and non-humans, enabling people to understand the emotions and thoughts of animals. In addition, the study aims to analyze a different formal strategy to break down the boundaries between humans and non-humans through conventions. It relies heavily upon the theoretical framework of Ecocriticism, specifically the concept of deconstruction. Laura's language is characterized as a complex tapestry, wherein language transforms into a dynamic entity, serving as a conduit between the human and the non-human, as well as the natural and the artificial. The study concludes that language is a dynamic tapestry that connects humans and non-humans, natural and artificial, transforming into a complex tapestry. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Animals in That Country; Australian fiction; deconstruction; Ecocriticism; empathy | ||
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