FLORA, FAUNA, AND FABLES: ECOCRITICAL ELEMENTS IN AMITAV GHOSH'S THE HUNGRY TIDE (2004)

This research paper critically examines the environmental nuances in Amitav Ghosh's renowned novel, The Hungry Tide (2004) , through the lens of Ecocriticism, an English literary theory that explores the relationship between literature and the environment. The novel unfolds in the Sundarbans, a unique ecosystem fraught with ecological complexities, and serves as a rich canvas for analyzing the relationship between humanity and nature. Through ecocritical analysis, the researcher has studied Ghosh's portrayal of environmental components, investigating how the story addresses topics such as biodiversity, climate change, and the ethical consequences of human-nature interactions. The study utilises an ecocritical approach to interpret the symbolic importance of the Sundarbans, the portrayal of local ecological knowledge, and the wider environmental values encoded in the text.