CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTALISM OF THE POOR IN AMITAV GHOSH’S GUN ISLAND

Abstract

This paper looks at climate change, forced movement, and environmental justice in Amitav Ghosh’s *The Hungry Tide* (2004) and *Gun Island* (2019). It follows an eco minded approach taken from doctoral work. It also uses careful reading of the text. The aim is to see how damage to the natural world turns into a social, cultural, and moral problem.
In Ghosh’s novels, climate change is not treated like a separate science topic. Environmental trouble is tied to jobs at risk, people being pushed to move, and unequal access to key resources. It also links to older histories of power. In the end, communities near fragile ecosystems face a higher level of danger. *The Hungry Tide* places these issues in the Sundarbans. There, tides and rivers shape life. Mangroves hold ecosystems together. Animals and human groups depend on the same shifting setting. The system feels unstable, yet it still links everything.