KOMPARATIVISTIKA

Comparative Studies

RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND ECOLOGICAL THEMES IN “THE MADDADDAM” TRILOGY BY MARGARET ATWOOD

Authors: Kadirova Durdona Dilshadovna

Published: August 24, 2024 • Vol. 11 Issue 3 • Views: 29

This article is devoted to the description of religious, political and environmental conditions in the dystopian society described in Margaret Atwood's “MaddAddam” trilogy. The first and second novels of the trilogy describe the events that happened at the same time, and the third novel is a continuation of the previous two novels. The themes in the novel are diverse, and the writer not only paints a political picture of the society, but also focuses on the activities of various religious groups, the use of science by scientists on irrelevant research, and the sacrifice of animals for such useless research. The purpose of the article is to describe the problems related to religion, politics and the environment in society, and to highlight the role of a person and the influence of science. In order to achieve the goal set in the article, we studied and compared the opinions of various literary critics about the trilogy. In this regard, historical-cultural and comparative research method were applied in the article. The introductory part of the article describes the debates about Atwood's trilogy, and the main part describes the differences in religious groups and their activities, the influence of religion and science on the origin of environmental factors.