Essay About Malaysian Literature

1005 Words5 Pages

Malaysian literature in English is literary works such as poems, short stories, novels, dramas and plays written in the Malaysian context by anyone in the world. Should one have asked why Malaysia Literature should be read is because of its immeasurable culture and customs architectured artistically by people of different social backgrounds. In this assignment, thou shall be divulged to a Malaysian literary figure who has taken Malaysian literature to a whole new level. According to Thilakarathne, I. (2012), a Hindu Tamil boy, born in Bedong, Kedah, rural north of Malaya in 1942 was also a descendent of a grandmother whom like many thousands of others had migrated voluntarily through the Kangani contract from India to the Malay Peninsula during the British colonialism in …show more content…

The listed ones have the said themes and are all closely related to our mystery writer. The Dream of Vasantha is a story of a widowed woman and her child. Vasantha works hard to support her rebellious yet inventive son. The Removal in Pasir Panjang is a story of a teacher, Nathan, refusing to join the Chinese Recreation Club and the troubles he faced as a teacher there. To add on, it too illustrates the lives of prostitutes in the developing area of Pasir Panjang. Not to mention, Haunting The Tiger is a self realization of Muthu in living his life not by the expectations of his father. As for Ratnamuni, he penetrated deeply into the life of Indian immigrant- Muniandy; his survival, he as a murderer and his struggles. The Third Child simply demonstrates the domestic life of Velu and his wife Vasanthi. All these stories, interestingly revolves around the lives of ordinary Malaysians during his era. All the characters of his stories are of different race, religion and uneventful practices. He managed to capture the essence of life through the anonymous lives in certain sector of the

Open Document