An Ecocritical Understanding in the Selected Stories of Ruskin Bond

Abstract

Ecocriticism tends to investigate the relationship between literature and the environment. All living organisms, like plants, animals, and humans, are directly or indirectly dependent on nature for their growth and survival. Over the years, numerous works have addressed environmental sustainability. However, with the rise of ecocriticism, there has been a paradigm shift in the way readers and scholars interpret texts. Ecocriticism is the area of literary criticism that explores ecological issues in literary and cultural studies. In this regard, the works of contemporary author Ruskin Bond are especially noteworthy; he is a sincere lover of the natural world. Nature is a major theme in the majority of his works. The present paper will examine Ruskin Bond’s two stories, “Death of the Trees” and “The Leopard” from an ecocritical perspective.