An Ecological Reading In Karen Malpede’s Extreme Whether (2014

Ecological consciousness is a term that describes how an individual feels about and interacts with nature. By being more ecologically conscious, one can comprehend the effects of one's choices and behaviors regarding nature as well as learn how to predict changes before they happen and take appropriate action against environmental degradation. Climate change is one of the main hazards of this degradation. Climate change drama investigates the devastation people leave for future generations. The current paper aims at exploring the danger of climate change that results from ecological unconsciousness, its reasons as well as its hazardous effects on the human and non-human worlds as revealed in Karen Malpede's Extreme Whether (2014). The analysis of the paper is based on the greenhouse effect theory and its impact on ecological and climate changes. Another aim is to show the American society's dichotomies regarding global warming and climate change issues. Additionally, the paper aims at exploring people's different responses to the risks of climate change and how they deal with its hazardous effects in the long run. Moreover, through the critical analysis of the play, the paper intends to explore the role of science in mitigating global warming and climate change. Furthermore, The paper concludes that the characters can substitute fossil fuels with natural resources to generate energy to save the globe.