Nature Symbols in English Literature

Nature being the powerful force in the universe greatly influences man. According to man nature is the source of original happiness. Man forgets his distress and sorrows when in company of nature, as nature cures man internally. Nature also inculcates a sense of beauty in man and provide a heavenly pleasure which man cannot invent anywhere in the universe. For Man, nature is the reflection of heaven on Earth. Later man attempted to rule this world considering it to be his own which led to disturbances in the natural environment. Nature started teaching man to accept the changes in life. Nature motivates man to a greater extent. Nature plays a vital role in the world of literature. The aspects of human life are revealed by the creative artist using nature in his work. Nature also acts as one of the most dominating characters in a text and exerts its powerful impression upon the characters. Nature elevates their inner and abstract feelings in them and also cures the disgrace and calamity in the life of man.