The eco-feminist readings of the novel of the sorrow of war; With emphasis on the cultural and symbolic relationship

Gender and environmental issues in recent decades, in addition to race, ethnicity, class, language, etc., are a new challenge in the different areas of the human sciences. The eco-feminist approach, grounded in political, social, feminist movement, is based on the specific relationship between women and nature. Echo-feminists use this connection to protect women and nature. Investigating the damages women and environment have borne in social and political crises such as wars, which have brought about a profound human and natural tragedy, reveals the signs of simultaneous and similar oppression of both. The Sorrow of War is a narration by Kein -Vietnamese soldier- of the US -Vietnam devastating war. The main aim of this paper is to re-read the novel, in which numerous female characters are present, through an eco-feminist approach and a descriptive analytical method. In addition to examining the simultaneous oppression of women and nature during the war, the narration will be analyzed based on cultural or symbolic eco- feminist.