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Deep Ecological insight in Ted Hughes’ My Own True Family Bisweswar Biswas (Ph. D. Scholar, Department of English, Swami Vivekananda University) --------------------------------------------------------------------------***----------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract This paper aims to demonstrate that deep ecology offers a friendly way to tackle environmental problems through scientific approaches. Deep ecology focuses on the environment rather than just human interests, emerging from a strong awareness of ecological issues. This sets it apart from shallow ecology, which is more centred on human needs. While deep ecology emphasizes the importance of nature itself, shallow ecology prioritizes human concerns. Moreover, deep ecology argues that exporting pollution is not just harmful to people but it is a crime against all forms of life. This study highlights Ted Hughes’ role in promoting eco-friendly and cooperative attitudes that are essential for achieving ecological balance. His poetry My Own True Family reveals that nature still possesses strength, energy and life that human beings have lost. Driven by a desire to conquer nature-stemming from 19th century enlightenment ideas- people have taken a risky path towards worldly success by seeing the environment as an enemy to defeat. Ted Hughes stands out as one of the greatest nature poets of the 20 th century, celebrated for his portrayal of nature, the environment, animals and the interconnectedness between human beings and their surroundings. His poem often features animals and environmental themes, reflecting his deep compassion for non-human beings and his belief in the peaceful coexistence of all creatures. This paper examines deep ecological attitude in Ted Hughes’ poetry. How does he show the burning problems of social and ecological emergency? The focus of the study is to explore the impact of globalization on the rural Indian socio-cultural life in this poem. The purpose of the study is to bring a new positive vision for the better future of the environment to make a healthy World.
Keywords: Deep ecology, Deforestation, socio-cultural life, environmentalism, healthy world. Introduction Ecocriticism looks at how human beings relate to nature in literature. It studies the connections among nature, culture and human beings to understand the global environmental crisis. There are various viewpoints within ecocriticism, and this paper throws the light on the deep ecological perspective. This view emphasizes that all living things in nature are equal and play a vital role in maintaining balance in the ecosystem. It offers a fresh perspective that challenges human-centred ideas and suggests new solutions for pressing ecological problems. Additionally, it raises important questions about how human beings and the natural world can coexist peacefully. Ted Hughes reveals the strong bond between nature and human beings in his poetry My Own True Family, which highlights the wisdom found in human’s experience with nature and their desire for harmony with it. As a result, this paper tries to reveal the profound connection between human beings and nature and boost human awareness of ecological issues. The phrase ‘Deep ecology’ was introduced in 1973 by Arne Naess. It represents a way of thinking about the environment and a social movement that suggests human’s need to change how they relate to nature. People must understand that nature has its own value. This idea supports the importance of ecological balance in our surroundings. Deep ecology is called ‘deep’ because it explores important questions about how living beings affect the earth. It looks for more unorthodox perspective of the environment, where we live. Deep ecology is a movement and a way of thinking about the environment that sees human life as just one part of the larger global ecosystem. It argues that we should protect nature for its own sake because it has value beyond what human beings see. By harming nature, people are putting themselves at risk. Deep ecology shows real concern for all living things, not just human beings. Every part of nature has its own value and plays a role in keeping our environment balanced. Naess points out from the deep ecological point of view that, “the right of all forms (of life) to live is a universal right which cannot be quantified. No single species of living being has more of this particular right to live and unfold than any other species” (Naess 166-187).
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