Екокритика и надежда в картинните книги: „Щедрото дърво“ на Шел Силвърстийн и „Изгубената душа“ на Олга Токарчук и Йоанна Консехо
Ecocriticism and Hope in Picturebooks: The Giving Tree and The Lost Soul

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the ecocritical potential of picturebooks as intermodal works capable of fostering ecological awareness and hope. The analysis focuses on two emblematic works – “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein and “The Lost Soul” by Olga Tokarczuk and Joanna Concejo – interpreted through an interdisciplinary approach combining ecocriticism, Jungian psychology, and visual perception theory. The study reveals how the interaction between text and illustrations creates a field for multiple readings, guiding the reader from crisis to wholeness, from dissociation to unity. The first book is analyzed as a warning about the alienation between humans and nature, while the second offers a model for restoring this connection. Picturebooks are established as a transformative space that, through affective impact and archetypal symbolism, activates hope not as naive optimism but as a conscious choice to restore the connection with oneself and nature.

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