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AN ECOCRITICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MANNATURE RELATIONSHIP IN JESSE STUARTS CLEARING IN THE SKY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-IV).03      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-IV).03      Published : Dec 2023

An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"

Abstract

    This study performs an Ecocritical content analysis of the representation of man and nature relationship as represented in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky". The key themes focused on are Man-Nature relationships, Landscape as Character, Human Interaction with the Environment, and Ecological Consciousness, environmental motifs and the portrayal of the natural world within the text. The purpose of the study is to explore the Ecocritical dimensions portrayed in "Clearing in the Sky." The content analysis investigates the representation of nature, animals, birds, mountains, and fruit in the text and the complex interplay between humans and the natural environment as portrayed in Stuart's his most influential work. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the ecological dimensions of man-nature relationships, and their impact on humans within the literary text. Jesse Stuart has portrayed a positive picture of a man-nature relationship and reinforced the close bond between Jess's father and nature.

    Ecocritical, Nature, Man, Relationship, Content Analysis

    (1) Amir Hafeez Malik
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English Linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahra Ahmad Abbasi
    Lecturer, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Awon Muhammad Bukhari
    Lecturer, Department of English linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan Campus, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Malik, A. H., Abbasi, Z. A., & Bukhari, S. A. M. (2023). An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky". Global Sociological Review, VIII(IV), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-IV).03

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Malik, Amir Hafeez, Zahra Ahmad Abbasi, and Syed Awon Muhammad Bukhari. 2023. "An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"." Global Sociological Review, VIII (IV): 17-26 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-IV).03

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MALIK, A. H., ABBASI, Z. A. & BUKHARI, S. A. M. 2023. An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky". Global Sociological Review, VIII, 17-26.

MHRA

    MHRA : Malik, Amir Hafeez, Zahra Ahmad Abbasi, and Syed Awon Muhammad Bukhari. 2023. "An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 17-26

MLA

    MLA : Malik, Amir Hafeez, Zahra Ahmad Abbasi, and Syed Awon Muhammad Bukhari. "An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"." Global Sociological Review, VIII.IV (2023): 17-26 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Malik, Amir Hafeez, Abbasi, Zahra Ahmad, and Bukhari, Syed Awon Muhammad (2023), "An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"", Global Sociological Review, VIII (IV), 17-26

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Malik, Amir Hafeez, Zahra Ahmad Abbasi, and Syed Awon Muhammad Bukhari. "An Ecocritical Content Analysis of Man-Nature Relationship in Jesse Stuart's "Clearing in the Sky"." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. IV (2023): 17-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-IV).03