SUSTAINABLE CO-EXISTENCE OF NATURE AND CULTURE: AN ECO-CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HAMID’S FICTION
Abstract
This research paper is of interdisciplinary nature which establishes a sustainable relationship between Fiction and Ecology. Mohsin Hamid, a well-known Pakistani fiction writer’s two novels, Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia are selected the texts for analysis. The Eco-Critical theory serves as a theoretical and methodological/ conceptual framework of this research. The paper under discussion is of great significance because it finds out how culture and nature are not hostile to each other rather support the impact of each other by hinting at sustainable co-existence. The assumption supported through this research is that consciously or unconsciously the writer has endeavored to make the masses feel love and respect for the deteriorating natural environment along with a careful advancement in culture.
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