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Journal Article
The \Butterfly Effect\ In Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt
2025
Overview
The 'butterfly effect' is an underlying principle of chaos theory- a branch of mathematics and physics developed by Edward Norton Lorenz in 1960s- resting on the notion that a small occurrence can influence a complex system. In the same vein, the butterfly effect as an interdisciplinary approach applied to sociohistorical studies describes how seemingly insignificant individual actions can initiate significant sociohistorical consequences within complex systems. Accordingly, the \"butterfly effect\" highlights the agency of individuals and the profound effects their choices can generate. Guided by this principle, the present study aims at exploring the alternate history presented in Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt (2002). The novel explores a pivotal point of divergence: what if the Black Death plague had annihilated 99% of Europe's population instead of a third. The Years of Rice and Salt also tries to speculate how the absence of European colonization and imperialism shapes the world, including the rise of new powers and the impact on cultural, political, and scientific advancements. Through the lens of the principle of the \"butterfly effect\", the study attempts to offer a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interplay between sociopolitical conflicts and individual agency within the novel's micro-macro structure and to explore diverse perspectives on how these forces interact, shaping the course of history in this alternate reality.
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جامعة بورسعيد - كلية الآداب
