ABSTRACT
The EcoJustice Education framework, specifically the themes of modernist discourses, the commons, and "pedagogies of responsibility," strengthens the influence these two novels bear in understanding and addressing the root causes of social and ecological injustices. Gertie Nevels and Hannah Coulter become EcoJustice educators as they challenge cultural assumptions and seek ways of living based on care, mutuality, and stewardship. The stories of the people and places that have been devastated by a modern culture that relies on exploitation and domination, as well as the tales of their courageous resistance, are an essential component of the EcoJustice framework. Fiction is an effective medium for inspiring this cultural critique, given its relational and transformative capacity, while the letters are both participatory and revelatory. Fiction offers multiple meanings and connections that are unique in social science research.
