The Relation of human and nature in Kamin Kamanee: Discourse Analysis

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze discourse on the relationship between humans and nature in the literary work of Kamin Kamani. The sample was 18 titles of Kamin Kamani’s literary work by using the Discourse theory belonged to Michel Foucault and Ecocriticism belonged to Cheryll Glotfelty as a method of analysis. The result found that Kamin Kamani presented 2 set of discourses were 1) the discourse of journey and nature constructed through the eco-consciousness ideology into 2 characters consisting of 1.1) eco-consciousness cultivation and 1.2) humans and the dependence-destroy of nature. 2) the discourse of self and nature constructed through the three characteristics of existence (impermanence, incompleteness, and non-self) were 2.1) everything was impermanent. 2.2) suffering awareness and 2.3) non-self. Kamin Kamani utilized the journey as a sign to make the relationship of humans and nature and consciousness of natural power. In the same time, Kamin explained the contradiction of humans that the humans tried to overcome the nature as well.