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The Hungry Tide By Amitav Ghosh Essay

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Human life versus Wild life in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide
Ms. M. Elakkiya, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore
Harmony with nature is like being in harmony with a friend. Nature cannot be valued only by its usefulness to human beings but its values are farfetched and of great concern. Amitav Ghosh is a writer with a concern towards ecological issues. He deals with nature and environment in “The Hungry Tide”. This paper presents the conflict of ‘Wild life’ versus ‘Human life and destruction of ecosystem’ versus ‘Human survival’. How human share complex ecosystem with animals? With reference to “The Hungry Tide”. Ghosh’s concern nature and the animals (dolphin, Prawn and other sea animals) are made prominent in this novel.
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