Nurturing Nature With The Biophilic Tendency In Cormac Mccarthy’s The Crossing

Abstract

Biophilia “is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms”(Kellert and Wilson 35). Human beings are one of the components of the natural world, but at some point in their history, they lost sight of the fact that they were a component of nature and began to exploit it. This biophilic tendency is inherited in their gene, so they seek nature whenever they get wounded physically and mentally. This biophilic tendency played a crucial part in improving human health on various fronts, including the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual fronts, all throughout the course of human evolution. As a result, it is eventually encoded in the human genome. Humans evolved in an environment that was primarily natural rather than manufactured, as shown by relying on their interactions with the natural world. Through this biophilic inclination in Cormac McCarthy’s The Crossing, readers can better understand how this innate tendency assists people in caring and abiding for nature. The novel The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy is a great example of how the biophilic propensity may help individuals care for the natural world around them.