Ecopsychological Perspectives on George Orwell’s 1984: Exploring Nature’s Deprivation and Restoration

Year 2025, Issue: 19, 25 - 40, 30.06.2025

Filiz Yörük , Banu Akçeşme

https://doi.org/10.38060/kare.1700853

Abstract

In this study, George Orwell's 1984 will be analyzed from an ecopsychological perspective to reveal the interconnectedness of human psychology with nature and the outside world. The ecopsychological analysis of the novel is extremely important because it reveals the undeniable influence of the outside world and nature on human psychology. In this dystopian novel, it is quite striking that human beings get completely detached from nature, drawing sharp boundaries between nature and culture, and removing nature from cultural life. The detrimental effects of nature deprivation on the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual states of the characters are tragically reflected in the novel. Based on the idea that there must be harmony, unity, and connection between the inner and outer worlds in order for human beings to lead physically, socially, and psychologically healthy lives, this study will discuss the dire impacts of the absence of nature in an apocalyptic and catastrophic world and dystopian social order, especially on human psychology, mindset and behavioral patterns.

Keywords

Ecocritism, Ecopsychology, Dystopia, 1984, Restorative Power of Nature

1984’e Ekopsikolojik Perspektifler: Doğanın Yoksunluğu ve Onarımı Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, George Orwell'in 1984 adlı distopik romanı ekopsikolojik açıdan incelenerek insan psikolojisinin doğa ve dış dünya ile bağlantılılığı ortaya konulmaya çalışılacaktır. Bu romanın ekopsikolojik açıdan irdelenmesi dış dünya ile doğanın insan psikolojisi üzerindeki yadsınamaz etkisini ortaya çıkarması bakımından son derece önemlidir. Bu çalışmada incelenen distopik dünyada insanoğlunun, doğadan tamamen koparak doğa ve kültür arasında keskin sınırlar çizmesi ve doğanın kültürel yaşamdan tamamen çıkarılması oldukça dikkat çekicidir. Doğanın artık yaşamlarının bir parçası olmayışının karakterlerin gerek zihinsel, gerek duygusal ve bedensel gerekse de ruhsal durumlarında yaratmış olduğu olumsuzluklar ile doğa yoksunluğunun yol açtığı vahim sonuçlar eserde dramatik bir şekilde yansıtılmaktadır. İnsanın fiziksel, sosyal ve psikolojik açıdan sağlıklı bir yaşam sürdürebilmesi için iç ve dış dünyası arasında uyum, birliktelik ve bağlantı olması gerektiği fikrinden yola çıkarak, muhtemel bir gelecekte apokaliptik ve katastrofik bir dünya ve distopik toplum düzeninde doğanın tamamen tahrip edilmesinin, insan psikolojisi, zihin yapısı ve davranış biçimleri üzerindeki vahim etkileri bu çalışmada ele alınacaktır.

Keywords

Ekoeleştiri, Ekopsikoloji, Distopya, 1984, Doğanın İyileştirici Gücü

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