Folkloric Elements in the Novel Kocharethi by Narayan
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Folkloric elements are the effective tool for examining cultural context of Adivasis. This paper focused on folkloric elements in the tribal work Kocharethi, especially its bounds to the cultural context of Tribals in Kerala. It acts as a linking factor and connects people with their own rituals and customs. Postcolonial theory is used in the paper to examine the symptomatic conditions of Tribals, their being, and their preserved indigenous cultural backgrounds. Postcolonial terms like hybridity, cross- culturalism, cultural- identity are the main titles which are analyzed in the paper to examine how folkloric elements being part of Tribal’s life. Hybridity refers here to identify mixedness, cultural influences and tries to subvert traditional notion of Tribals. Cross- culturalism compares different cultures and promote various cultures at the time. Cultural- identity is a person’s self-perception it related to religion, locality, ethnicity and group and developed the idea that everyone has different cultural identity. The term Tribals used in the paper to make the idea that Tribals are a particular group having their own indigenous cultural heritages. Kocharethi is a story of Kunjipennu and her family members being in Malayaraya community. It is the first attempt to reconstruct the history Adivasi community with their inevitable folklore and cultural heritage. This paper entitled “Folkloric Elements in the Novel Kocharethi by Narayan” tries to points out how and why Tribals are unique. And scrupulously vents out manners, customs, belief, economic life, folk traditions of Malayaraya community.
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Sruthi P, Geetha R Pai
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