ECOCRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTO THE BENEATH: GREG GARRARD’S FRAMEWORK IN DEPICTING MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES
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This study aims to explore ecological phenomena in Rifqi Farizi’s novel Into the Beneath through the framework of Greg Garrard’s ecocriticism. The research focuses on identifying and analyzing the representation of five key ecological categories: pollution, apocalypse, dwelling, animals, and earth. The objective is to reveal how the novel reflects contemporary ecological anxieties and provides critical perspectives on humanity’s relationship with the ocean as a vital yet vulnerable ecosystem. A qualitative descriptive method was applied with textual data drawn from the novel. Data collection was carried out through careful reading and coding of textual segments, while data analysis employed an interactive model supported by software-based coding to ensure thematic consistency and systematic categorization. The findings show that pollution and earth appear as dominant ecological issues, highlighting the destruction of the sea through plastic, oil, and heavy metal contamination, as well as the symbolic representation of the ocean as part of the fragile balance of the earth. The category of animals reflects both the beauty of biodiversity and the vulnerability of marine life to pollution and experimentation. Apocalypse emphasizes pessimism and fear about the future of the ocean, while dwelling reveals ambivalent human attitudes toward the sea as both alien and essential. These results confirm literature’s role as a medium for ecological critique and awareness building.
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