Southern California Law Review, 45, 450–501. Should trees have standing? – Towards legal rights for natural objects. Ecolinguistics: Language, ecology and the stories we live by. Giri (Ed.), Practical spirituality and human development: Transformations in religions and societies (pp. Mysticism, Sufism, and practical spirituality. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 55(Supplement 2), 215–223. Generic drugs: Therapeutic equivalent brand and generic drugs: Fenotal uses. A sand county almanac and sketches here and there. Bible hub: Search, read, study the bible in many languages. Columbian exchange: Biological and cultural consequences of 1492, 30th Anniversary Edition. What is cognitive semiotics? A new paradigm in the study of meaning. Decoding the alchemical cypher of V.I.T.R.I.O.L (Vitriol). Examples to such conceptual and mental metaphors include “the sea is the hope for a bright future,” “darkness is hopelessness,” “rain is hope,” “the sun is love,” “love is sunshine,” “cold weather is depression,” “hot weather is joy,” “sunbeams are angels,” “the night is evil,” and “nature is relief.”Īdept Initiates. Accordingly, the ecological metaphors associated with hope and depression in this novel are examined from a cognitive semiotic and linguistic perspective. To conclude, Veronika saw the end of the Cold War: Ecological metaphors leading to depression during the Cold War due to hard times and societal norms will be mentioned. Moreover, a contrast occurs between living crazily and living by obeying severe rules.

The escape of Veronika from the hospital with a schizophrenic guy, who was mourning after losing his girlfriend, teaches why hopes are vital in life. The relationship between psychiatrists and patients is also educative.

The literary representations of ecological events are analyzed from an ecolinguistic point of view for instance, November alludes to darkness alongside sadness, whereas the season of summer to hope the seaside, the sunshine, horizons, and a blue sky refer to hope, whereas the long nights and darkness in the hospital are associated with depression. The novel is about her recovery process in this famous mental health hospital in Slovenia. She is recovered to a mental health hospital after her suicide attempt due to her boredom of life. This chapter analyzes the ecological metaphors dealing with depression and hope based on the suicidal thoughts of a Slovene girl called Veronika, who appears as a character successful in life and has not got any financial problems in the novel by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, entitled Veronika Decides to Die.

Veronika wants to die