The exploration of will, body, and resistance in the works of han kang and indra sinha

This thesis explores how power structures suppress women's will, leading to bodily harm and resistance, through feminist and ecofeminist close reading and comparative analysis of Han Kang's The Vegetarian and Indra Sinha's Animal's People. By applying the core frameworks, the study examines how gendered and ecological oppression are intertwined, particularly through the control of females' wills and bodies as well as nature. Drawing on theorists such as Judith Butler, Susan Bordo, Val Plumwood, Vandana Shiva, and Rob Nixon, the study highlights how both novels represent resistance through the body, whether through withdrawal, transformation, or protest. The narrative structures, styles, and voices of each text are also analyzed to reveal how storytelling itself becomes a site of resistance. Overall, this thesis argues that literature serves as a powerful space to critique systemic domination and to imagine forms of agency in the face of violence and silencing.