An Ecocritical Analysis of Said Ahmad and Chingiz Aytmatov: Nature Representation and Environmental Ethics in Central Asian Prose
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article employs an ecocritical approach to examine environmental meanings in selected works by Said Ahmad and Chingiz Aytmatov. The study shows that nature in their prose is not a neutral background but a moral and cultural force that reflects human responsibility. Said Ahmad presents ecological awareness through everyday rural realism and quiet ethical sensitivity, while Aytmatov constructs environmental tragedy as a warning against moral and spiritual decline. The comparative analysis reveals that Central Asian literary traditions exhibit a strong ecological consciousness, conveyed through symbols, emotional narrative, and environmental ethics. The findings support the view that literature can function as an ecological conscience, linking environmental degradation with cultural memory and human values.
Source: Miasto Przyszłości
Institution: Jizzakh State Pedagogical University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219399511