INTERPRETATION OF BACIGALUPI’S THE WATER KNIFE IN AN ECO-MARXIST

This study aims to explore how capitalism harms the environment in Paolo Bacigalupi's apocalyptic novel.It is based on Marxist ecological ideas, particularly the ecological writings of Karl Marx, James O'Connor, and John Bellamy Foster.Bacigalupi, an American author known for fantasy and science fiction, won the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. is the focus of this analysis.The Water Knife (2015) emphasizes the devastating effects of capitalist agriculture.An Eco-Marxist analysis of Bacigalupi's novel shows how humans become disconnected from nature and how the contradictions of capitalism lead to the destruction of natural resources in the pursuit of wealth and profit.