The Hungry Tide, By Amitav Ghosh - 1377 Words

Nature cannot be separated from humanity. This may seem obvious as humans are a part of the natural world, but too many times people often overlook this fact of their existence. Most likely this is a result of movements such as the Industrial Revolution which has brought man from the natural environment to an artificial environment. In the beginning, and even now, this has been seen as a luxury and a testimony to the power of mankind. It seems as if man has outsmarted nature. However, we are only now beginning to see the true effects of this seeming victory, as climate change becomes a more threatening and inescapable force. In the novel The Hungry Tide, author, Amitav Ghosh, uses a cross between narration and environmentalism as a†¦show more content†¦In this description, the sun and tide become personified in the active voice. This is not true personification because Ghosh still uses the pronoun â€Å"it† to describe both of the natural elements. However, the use of the active voice creates a sense of personification because it gives a feeling of action to objects we do not normally think to act. By doing this, the author forces the reader to acknowledge that all of nature is alive and active in somewhat similar ways as humans. Even the nature of objects like the sun and a river are alive despite their lack of biology. Their life does not come from cells but from the movement and patterns of their cycles, like the cycle of the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening. The difference between the life of nature and the life of human beings, and other biological creatures exist in time. Compared to the lifespan of the natural world, humanity’s lifespan as a whole is a tiny speck. Nature existed before humanity and can go on existing even after the end of humanity. In an article on climate change, written by Chakrabrty, he uses the words â€Å"finitude of humanity† to describe this possibility of nature living on without humans. This possibility is ever increasing as climate change continues to threaten human’s very existence byShow MoreRelatedThe Hungry Tide By Amitav Ghosh1232 Words   |  5 Pagestransform itself and settle in fiction in order to come into light. Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide giving its way to full length discussions on various globally concerned concepts is definitely a thoughtful attempt of providing a space that can capture that panic universal cry of dispossessed people, which, many a times, fails to secure any place in the mainstream recording of history. 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