Biocentric View in David Robertson’s George Mallory: Bibliotheca Himalayica
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Abstract
The present research paper is an interactive study of David Robertson's
biographical text George Mallory: Bibliotheca Himalayica from the perspective of
biocentrism in which the mountaineer George Mallory has presented his biocentric
attitudes towards the nature. Mount Everest, as a part of nature, is a neutral symbol
of nature.The biography of George Mallory celebrates the biocentrism by describing
the positive images of alluring beauty of Mount Everest and neglecting the
anthropocentric attitude., where Mallory who is devotee of the nature, not an enemy.
With his spontaneous overflow of feelings towards nature, wherever he wanders in the
mountain areas,he never expresses his bitter expression about the surroundings
rather he uses the positive images of beauty of nature. Mallory was a nature prayer
who as similates his life in the lap of beautiful nature but unfortunately,he got lost in
the Mount Everest. However, Mount Everest is not to be blamed; the nature is
benevolent;,it liberates the human heart from any biasness.
Key Words: anthropocentrism, biocentrism, nature, Everest