Literature from time immemorial deals with divergent aspects of human life. Though humans and nature are connected, their relationship has been exploitative. Ecofeminism emerges from this exploitative nature of humans towards women and nature. The novel, The Vegetarian by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Han Kang depicts the traumatic events of Yeong-hye, a Korean homemaker who struggles against family and societal constraints. The novel could be categorized as an allegory based on modern South Korean society where the female protagonist Yeong-hye’s decision to abstain from eating meat is seen as a revolt against societal norms. Being a vegetarian in a culture where meat occupies the role of being a staple food transgresses as a revolutionary act. It is in this matrix that the study of this text has been carried out. This chapter examines the influence of society and family on the female protagonist and highlights the mode of vegetarianism which eventually led her to attain selfhood. As she realizes her own worth, she identifies herself as a plant rather than a human.