Feminist Virtue in M. Karunanidhi’s Works

Abstract

Virtue means the worldly life, godliness and morals which leads people to good morals. From ancient times till today, people have highlighted about worshiping God and giving material things to others. Wherever there is a human life there must be a kind of moral feeling. Therefore, human virtue is related to human beings, many things are necessary for a human being to live alone in the society. Tamil literature tells us how to earn these things in a good way. Now-a-days the field of Tamil literature is creative. Writers of Tamil literature writes their work with the theme of social change and it helps the reader to attain some kind of moral behaviour too. Theories like modernism, postmodernism, Dalitism, feminism are strengthening the relationship between society and literature. Women writers have started to emerge in contemporary Tamil literature focusing on women's liberation. M. Karunanidhi has shown the virtues of women characters in his works with the concern that women should improve their lives with this vision.