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An Ecolinguistic Reading of Environmental Narratives in Kushner’s Creation Lake
Sadia Parveen
Abstract:
Literature is generally defined as a collection of artistic creations recorded in the form of text, comprising either fictitious or real-life stories. The text may be situated within various generic and interpretive frameworks, one of which is eco-literature. Eco literature is a literary genre that emphasizes natural and environmental issues by describing how humans and their surroundings interact. The primary objective of ecological literature is raising awareness of environmental challenges and the need for a better future way of life. It may include novels, poems, essays, and nonfiction works that address issues like environmental degradation, nature devastation, and climate change. These environmental narratives have gained attention in literary works as they explore the relationship between humans and nature. To study these narratives, the current study follows the theocratical farmwork of ecolinguistics given by Stibbe (2015). The current study underscores the influence of ecological narratives on behaviour, the development of ideas, and the promotion of moral engagement with the environment. It underscores the potential of literature to serve as an ecological education instrument, facilitating the understanding of the relationships between language, culture, and sustainability by readers, educators, and researchers.
Keywords:
Ecolinguistics, worldview, language, environment, green discourse
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