The Social Changes That Wartime Stories Convey

Abstract

In each era, literary creations or works reflect the lives of people. In that aspect, the early literary grammars reflect that love and heroism are two eyes of Tamilians. Sangam literature dating back more than two thousand years, such as Purananuru and Patiruppattu, are historical repositories of wars fought between several kings. These works include the great warriors who defeated many kings and brought many empires under their reign and the charitable leaders who gave charities to those who sought them as the pivotal focus. The sense of valour prevails when reading these creations. The record of heroic deeds that go to war and win rather than love is set to evoke a sense of heroism. Such a record changes the focus over time to convey the potential casualties, material damage, and grief of the division. That is to say that the feeling of pride that was felt at one point turned into the sadness of crying later on. The focus of this article is to analyse the change and the social benefits of such a change.