Many novels in English literature revolve around a plot in where Nature plays an important and dominant role. As far as ecocritical belief is concerned, the existence of humans is confined within the periphery of natural world. This is the reason why man remains a life-long wanderer. This fact raises the ecocritical notion that answers the question: “Why we are always acknowledged with the acquainted physical and cultural atmosphere?” In such novels, the novelists have approached their themes in a variety of ways and various methods. In current scenario, we look at nature for our personal identity and to discover our ancestries. All this is in jeopardy, as the end of 20th century has clearly showcased that we all have to do something if we want to help the earth survive. The last decade of 20th century has made the entire humanity aware of the fact that the 21st century will be in the midst of the grave danger pertaining to the survival of the earth. Thus, in the course of this research paper, the following notions of ecocriticism are studied: “How is nature symbolized in the novels?”, “What role does physical background play in these works?”, “Does these novels yielding to the values consistent with ecological understanding?”, “How the metaphors are used to amalgamate with Nature?” and “How the idea of wild has have changed the course of narrative?”.

Ecocriticism, Nature Writing, Difference between Ecocriticism and other literary theories, Relationship between Nature and Culture, Important Notion in Ecocriticism

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