Narrating the Anthropocene: Climate Change Concerns in Amitav Ghosh's The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable

Abstract: This paper examines Amitav Ghosh’s The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable to highlight the intersections of climate change, literature, and human experience in the Anthropocene era. Ghosh critiques the limitations of modern literature in addressing ecological crises and argues that climate change narratives remain marginalized within cultural and literary discourse. By situating climate change not only as an environmental issue but also as a cultural and imaginative challenge, the paper explores how storytelling shapes human understanding of planetary crises. The analysis underscores the urgency of rethinking narrative forms to capture the scale, unpredictability, and ethical dimensions of climate change. Ultimately, the study demonstrates that literature can serve as a vital medium for reimagining human responsibility in the Anthropocene.