Envisioning Divine Stewardship: An Ecocritical Reading of Jack London’s White Fang

Human and nature share the same planet for their existence. It is a dream of humans to have a peaceful ambiance which seems unattainable because of their corrupted behaviours and selfish nature. Unemployment, unpredictable weather, scarcity of resources created a haunting terror in the minds of humans about their existence and survival. Many corrective measures are undertaken to restore the happy living and healthy relations among human and nature. Ecotheology a branch of Ecocriticism focuses on the role of humans towards nature. It acts as the panacea to solve many ecological problems humans encounter in this present world. Jack London, a visionary American Writer has incorporated humans and their relationships with nature in his classic The White Fang. The researcher’s article tries to analyse the concept of stewardship and its application in the characters of the novel to show that stewardship is the panacea for the present ecological crisis.