Research Article

Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood

Volume: 13 Number: 1 February 10, 2022
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Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood

Abstract

The Flood is generally labelled as a post-apocalyptic dystopia and a social and political satire due to the realistic details that connect it to the agenda of the days it was written and the deteriorating environmental conditions that can be related to global warming and climate change. There are direct references to the extreme weather conditions like excessive precipitation, flash flooding and droughts that have been seen more frequently both in England and in many other regions of the world. Excessive rainfall causes permanent floods in low-lying areas of the city. This situation creates a great problem especially for economically disadvantaged social classes. Besides, because of the floods, schools are closed in most places, but the children of the well-off families are not deprived of education opportunity even under these conditions. This situation evokes inequalities during the Covid-19 when schools are closed for face-to-face education in many parts of the world. The Flood provides examples for the negative impacts of inequality of income distribution both local and international levels, and at the same time conveys a strong message that the climate crisis is a global problem and whether rich or poor all humans share the same planet.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 10, 2022

Submission Date

November 22, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 3, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Koç, İ. (2022). Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, 13(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1027157
AMA
1.Koç İ. Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2022;13(1):30-36. doi:10.36362/gumus.1027157
Chicago
Koç, İbrahim. 2022. “Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 13 (1): 30-36. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1027157.
EndNote
Koç İ (February 1, 2022) Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 13 1 30–36.
IEEE
[1]İ. Koç, “Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood”, Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 30–36, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.36362/gumus.1027157.
ISNAD
Koç, İbrahim. “Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 13/1 (February 1, 2022): 30-36. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1027157.
JAMA
1.Koç İ. Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2022;13:30–36.
MLA
Koç, İbrahim. “Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 30-36, doi:10.36362/gumus.1027157.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Koç. Unequal Effects of Climate Change in Maggie Gee’s The Flood. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2022 Feb. 1;13(1):30-6. doi:10.36362/gumus.1027157