Abstract

This research article examines the environment’s vulnerable condition and precarious space in a geological epoch marked by the Capitalocene. The capitalist worldview in the contemporary period redefines the transformation of the planet’s environment, which is the cradle of survival, nurturing all life forms. This article focuses on the conflict with the rise of future capitalism, neglecting the twenty-first-century climate crisis, pollution, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. The objectives are explored through Nick Wood’s Water Must Fall (2020), which delineates a future dystopian world marked by the climate crisis, where access to essential survival support, such as water, becomes a commodity. Using ecocriticism as a theoretical framework and Pramod K. Nayar’s concept of “ecoprecarity,” this article argues that while this novel represents capitalism as a major driver of contemporary and future environmental precariousness, the narrative envisages the deprivation of water that directly aligns with the real-world water crisis. Ecocriticism is used as a literary-critical approach that reexamines the function of literary texts and within its dimension, ecoprecarity, and environmental vulnerability evolve as central conceptual frameworks. The textual analysis method is used to examine the text. This study highlights the significance of fictional narratives in addressing the issues of environmental collapse and shaping attitudes toward a more sustainable and ecologically conscious future.