Teaching English and Language Learning English Journal
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): July

Women's Ecological Agency in Robert Frost's Selected Poems: An Ecofeminist Study

Agung Suhadi (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu)
Sarwit Sarwono (University of Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study examines the representation of women's ecological agency in Robert Frost's selected poems through Karen J. Warren's ecofeminist philosophy. This study investigates how feminine figures and feminized natural elements function as ecological subjects in Spoils of the Dead, The Tuft of Flowers, Wind and Window Flower, Gathering Leaves, and Asking for Roses. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, the research uses thematic textual analysis based on Warren's concepts of hierarchical dualism, the logic of domination, ecological ethics, and the ethic of care. The findings reveal Frost constructs women's ecological agency through four interrelated roles: ecological guidance, ethical mediation, environmental stewardship, and respectful negotiation with nature. He presents them as active ecological mediators who foster care, reciprocity, conservation, and contextual responsibility. Shortly, Frost's poetry advances an ecofeminist vision in which sustainable human nature relationships are achieved through ethical coexistence rather than domination. These findings enrich ecofeminist literary criticism by highlighting women's transformative roles in promoting ecological harmony and environmental responsibility.

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telle

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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TELLE Journal is an OPEN ACCESS journal aims to provide opportunity for research to publish research articles of analyses, studies, research reports, application of theories, material development, and reviews. The scopes of the journal cover English Language, English linguistics, English literature, ...