In fact, its commentary is located within the title: the land is so dangerous and harsh, it consumes everything-- human and nonhuman alike. The Sundarbans does not care whether its next meal is human or nonhuman, for it does not practice speciesism. The environment’s stance is proven in “The Wave” as the hurricane takes Fokir’s life, as well as the lives of several nonhuman inhabitants. The Western hemisphere tends to practice human speciesism but fails to do so when an appealing animal is endangered in a remote, expendable location. Kanai expresses this in the quote: “‘Because it was people like you...who made a push to protect the wildlife here, without regard for the human costs...Indians of my class...have chosen to hide these costs...to curry favor with their Western patrons” (248-249). With this being stated, the book declares the people of the Sundarbans are viewed as expendable by Western
In fact, its commentary is located within the title: the land is so dangerous and harsh, it consumes everything-- human and nonhuman alike. The Sundarbans does not care whether its next meal is human or nonhuman, for it does not practice speciesism. The environment’s stance is proven in “The Wave” as the hurricane takes Fokir’s life, as well as the lives of several nonhuman inhabitants. The Western hemisphere tends to practice human speciesism but fails to do so when an appealing animal is endangered in a remote, expendable location. Kanai expresses this in the quote: “‘Because it was people like you...who made a push to protect the wildlife here, without regard for the human costs...Indians of my class...have chosen to hide these costs...to curry favor with their Western patrons” (248-249). With this being stated, the book declares the people of the Sundarbans are viewed as expendable by Western