The interdependence of humans and nature is a fascinating takeaway from the works of American writer Earnest Hemingway. “Most of his books depict man in a hostile environment and nature is invariably against him or he is fighting a battle with nature. The idea is that man usually wins, but not without a cost,” said Vaishna Roy, Editor of The Hindu’s Frontline magazine.
Speaking at the launch of the book “Hemingway and Ecocriticism”, authored by the head of the English Department of P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science, G. Srilatha, on Wednesday, she said Hemingway’s focus was usually on humanism, the strength of the human being in the face of adversity. “Therefore, it is fascinating to study Hemingway from the perspective of ecocriticism,” she said.
Ms. Roy said ecocriticism was a new genre. “It belongs to our times, our anxieties and worries because we live in a world which is on the verge of being completely destroyed, our air and rivers are polluted,” she said, adding that in this context, the idea of ecocriticism has become very important. “It looks at the interdependence of man with nature,” she added.
