The Study of Climate Justice in The Mars House

Abstract

The Mars House is the latest climate fiction written by British writer Natasha Pulley. Beginning with the earth experiencing extreme climate change, this book constructs a Mars society (Tharsis) after human fleeing the earth. Focusing on a series of important issues with “Naturalization” as the core, the writer launched a political romantic dialogue between the protagonist January sterling and Aubrey gale, a local politician on Mars. From the perspective of climate justice, this article analyzes the resource allocation in the novel under the framework of climate crisis. It argues that the Martian society is more inclined to the Martian residents in the allocation of climate resources, while the earth refugees, as a vulnerable and marginalized group, are severely deprived of their basic rights, which is contrary to Rawls’ principle of justice and is a manifestation of climate injustice. By discussing the marginalization of earth refugees in Martian society and the tilt of climate resources to local Martian residents, it shows the absence of climate justice in the novel.