• Jency James

The natural protector, the nature seems to be declining in her health after feeding alarmingly increased occupants, their basic needs and unjust greed. The desperate state of the Mother Nature calls for an urgent and prompt action to sensitize the human world to observe and preserve the greenness around them. Nature Writing, a genre that has been fostered by a growing sensation towards nature engages our thoughts in a desirable direction. Writers of nature or natural world around us do play a central role in orienting humanity towards the act of preserving our green resources. Through the works of ecologists, a positive attitude to respect nature is aimed to be accomplished. As a result, literary works that echo the most appealing call to go back to nature and natural shades are found at an arm’s length these days.Works on green enrich us with the sentimental feeling towards nature and certainly sensitize us towards the inner beauty of nature .But the question is whether the books that are not labelled as nature books do stimulate such constructive thoughts about nature. It is a common perception that narratives on terror are not concerned about the nature or even the language of nature. But it is a fact that such narratives do speak about the green and greenery. Environmental ethics need not be the greatest concern of such works, though reflections on nature do enliven the writing. The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam has glimpse of nature or environment in it. Though a stark and uneasy brutality runs through this elegantly crafted tale of latter day Afghanistan, it provides additional insights into our relation with nature. The red tinted leaves of brutality are comforted with green water of hope and life. This paper analyses the discourse of ‘green’ in the extremist novel, The Wasted Vigil .

eco criticism, nature writing

"Exploration of Environmental Consciousness in The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.d554-d560, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403369.pdf

"Exploration of Environmental Consciousness in The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppd554-d560, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403369.pdf