Ecocritical Study of Environment through Malevil Post-apocalyptic Novel by Robert Merle

The Technology, environmental disaster, erosion, pollution, drought, fossil fuels, depletion of natural resources and other environmental problems are the factors that place the environment in jeopardy all over the world today. Malevil by Robert Merle, French writer of the 20th century, post-apocalyptic novel, represents the curtain call of the ecological crises. The interdisciplinary branch of comparative literature deals with the study of literature and other disciplines. Ecocriticism as interdisciplinary study draws the confluence of literature and environment. The current interdisciplinary research applies a descriptive-analytical study to critique the natural environment and artificial environment (human) relying on Malevil with emphasis on Ecocriticism. Research findings indicate that the survival of human beings is dependent on the natural environment and human constructive actions. The characters with the effort and hope manage to change the gray Nature result of the ambiguous explosion into a green Nature. The results of the research depict the literary work inspired from imagination represents the suffering and environmental crisis, therefore, it plays an important role to contribute to the survival of the environment and environmental culture. Because, the mutual influence and interaction between Ecosystem and literature becomes obvious more than ever. So, it invites the readers with fruitful challenge to protect ecosystem.