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Ecological Awareness of Climate Change in Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior
This research discussed Ecological awareness of Climate Change in Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior which aimed to find out the act of Dellarobia, the main character, as an indication of ecological awareness. This research used Aldo Leopold's theory of Ecological Awareness with descriptive gualitative method and note-taking as an instrument. This research was conducted in order to enhance and enrich the knowledge of the readers about the importance of ecological awareness in facing climate change nowadays. The findings showed that with Dellarobia's awareness she fulfilled 4 of 7 acts of the action indicators of ecological awareness. The researcher concluded that ecological awareness as proposed by Aldo Leopold depicted in Dellarobia's action was observing the natural resource condition, maintaining plant and animal populations, recognizing the dynamic nature, and creating partnerships. From those actions, Dellarobia was able to show and spread ecological awareness within the family in particular and in rural society in general as a form of preventing natural hazards due to climate change.
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