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The paper examines the use of animal tropes in J.M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron and their implications for otherness.

December 12, 2025Il TolomeoOpen Access

Dehumanisation, Otherness and Animal Tropes in J.M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron

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The paper examines the use of animal tropes in J.M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron and their implications for otherness.
Literary analysis of J.M. Coetzee's Age of Iron
Exploration of animal imagery used by the protagonist Mrs Curren
Comparison of the depiction of victims and perpetrators in the context of apartheid
Animal imagery contributes to the theme of dehumanisation
Highlights contradictions in the protagonist's liberal-humanist perspective
Demonstrates entanglement of anthropocentric and Eurocentric biases

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Analysis reveals how dehumanisation impacts racialised victims and white supremacist perpetrators in Coetzee’s narrative.

L. Santi (2025) studied this question.

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