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Abstract
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In a world struggling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality, this research affirms the power of literature to provoke change. These novels show us not only what has been lost but also what can still be saved, if we are willing to reimagine our place in the world and act with urgency, compassion, and justice. Through these stories, we are called to consider not only the ecological future but also the human future, asking ourselves: How will we respond to the crises that lie ahead? By examining non-human agency, this study highlights the often-overlooked power of trees, butterflies, and entire ecosystems in shaping the world around us. Equally important is the study’s engagement with dark ecology, a concept that refuses to sanitize the uncomfortable truths about ecological entanglement. Finally, environmental justice is at the heart of this study because it examines how environmental harm disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities.
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