Polityczna bliskość natury w "Chłopach" Władysława Reymonta

This article analyses the meaning of human-nature relationship in Reymont's The Peasants for the Polish nationalist cause. Closeness between the characters and nature is underlined in the novel by their alleged spiritual attachment to the land, which, however, seems to stem from economic reasons. The inhabitants of Lipce live among the animals and often have warm feelings towards them, but this relationship is marked by human dominance. By presenting the attachment of his characters to the land and their depiction as keepers of the ancient, universal values, Reymont presents the Polish peasants as ready to participate in politics, although under the protection of the elites. The article presents how the class conflict in Chłopi is appeased and through that the awakening of national consciousness is exposed.