Postmodern ecofeminism examined in Angela Carter’s the nights at the circus

Women are frequently associated with being close to nature, particularly in a perspective where women are seen as objects or bodies that can be easily replaced because they do not have freedom. Postmodern literature also provides insights into the past and present that have contributed to producing better steps for the future. This study aims to examine the violence and resistance in Angel Carter’s; The Nights at the Circus, published in 1984. The analysis in this study is based on ecofeminism theory, which is based on the Aesthetic of Care theory presented by Josephine Donovan in 2016 to analyze the female protagonist in the novel. The descriptive method was used for this study, and the data was collected in the form of dialog between characters, monologues, and narratives from the novel’s author. As a result of this study, the violence such as exploitation experienced by the female protagonist about how she uses her wings for performance in a circus and the resistance she used against the exploitation in the novel.