Volume II, Issue VI, July 2026
Volume-II, Issue-VI, July, 2026 |
Received: 05.07.2026 | Accepted: 22.07.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2026 | Page No: 2354-2365 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.06W.497 | |||
প্রকৃতি, প্রযুক্তি ও মানবসত্তা: মঈনুল আহসান সাবেরের সীমাবদ্ধ গল্পগ্রন্থের পরিবেশগত পাঠ মোহাম্মদ অবেদুল্লাহ, প্রভাষক, বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্য বিভাগ, ইউনিভার্সিটি অব লিবারেল আর্টস বাংলাদেশ, ঢাকা, বাংলাদেশ |
Md.
Abedullah, Lecturer, Department of Bangla Language and Literature, University
of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The world of Bengali short stories is
enriched by diverse themes spanning social structures, psychological conflicts,
urban existence and nature. Moinul Ahsan Saber, a prominent fiction writer of
post-independence Bangladesh, skillfully explores the complexities of urban
life, social dynamics and the human mind. His Seemabaddha (Bounded)
series of short stories presents a nuanced psychological analysis of characters
navigating the stark contrast between mechanical city life and natural
environments. This research employs an ecocritical lens to examine how
environmental settings dictate behavioral, emotional and psychological shifts
in Saber’s characters. The study highlights how the harshness,
commercialization and technology-driven routines of urban space induce apathy,
isolation, self-centeredness and violent impulses. Conversely, when these
characters temporarily escape into natural settings- such as forests, rivers,
and mountains; nature acts as a therapeutic catalyst that unburdens them of
social inhibitions, restores lost empathy and revitalizes their core humanity.
By analyzing stories like Seemabaddha (1-3), Prakritik, Gras,
and Hontarak, this paper demonstrates how Saber portrays nature not
merely as a scenic backdrop, but as a moral, psychological and aesthetic
counterweight to the alienating nature of modern mechanization. Ultimately, the
paper analyzes the inevitable tragedy of modern existence: despite experiencing
spiritual rejuvenation within nature, individuals remain bound to return to
their structured, controlled and mechanical urban realities.
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