Title : WORLD CONTEXTS IN FOUR REIGNS: THE
MASTERPIECE OF M.R.KUKRIT
PRAMOJ’S NOVELS
Author : Ms.Kanchana
Witchayapakorn
Advisers : Assist.Prof.Dr. Maneepin Phromsuthiruk
Assoc.Prof. Yurachat Boosanit
Assist.Prof.Dr. Usa Padgate
Type of
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Thai)
Naresuan
University, 2007
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to
analyze M.R.Kukrit Pramoj’s literary
techniques in presenting the world contexts and the role of world contexts that
affected the characterization of the leading female character in Four
Reigns. This study also aimed at
evaluating the writing techniques in comparison to Jane Austen’s Sense and
Sensibility.
The finding are as follows:
M.R.Kukrit Pramoj presented changing world contexts concerning
culture, politics, and economics from the reign of King Chulalongkorn to that
of King Ananda with artistic and intellectual insights. The author chose to present Ploy, the leading
female character, as a focal point of the narrative that was so realistically
affected by various world contexts that readers could completely understand and
sympathize with this character. This was
also due to the choice of events and changes that were appropriately and
clearly presented with unity.
From the analysis of the writing
techniques in M.R.Kukrit Pramoj’s Four
Reigns and in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, one of the world’s
masterpieces, it was found that Four Reigns could be considered a world
masterpiece because it shared the following writing techniques with Sense and
sensibility: creating major concepts from the titles of the novels, designing
the plots, creating differences in characters, and narrating the stories from
the third-person point of view. Both
novelists presented the social conditions as well as the relations between the
world contexts and the main characters with artistic and intellectual insights
for readers in all periods both in and outside the country.
In addition, M.R.Kukrit Promoj made use of the world contexts in Four
Reigns creatively and uniquely in four ways: using real people as a backdrop of
the novel, choosing important events in the history to make impacts on the main
character, recording specialized and exclusive historical knowledge and
inserting small yet meaningful tips using Ploy either as the main witness of
the events or as a character who appropriately connected one event to another. These characteristics showed that Four Reigns
was an even more remarkable novel than Sense and Sensibility.
In conclusion, the world contexts in
Four Reigns played and important role in rendering the novel a successful and
popular piece of writing from the time it was first published. M.R.Kukrit
Pramoj projected both the western and the eastern world contexts using
masterful literary techniques through the leading female character. Consequently, the character Ploy and the
world contexts made the novel a masterpiece.
The novel, in turn, remained popular due to the character Ploy who so
impressively delivered the world contexts to the readers.
Title AN
ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES AND MEANINGS OF
COMPOUNDS IN THE STANDARD THAI DICTIONARY 1999
Author Sukhontha Phummuang
Advisers Associate
Professor Tipsuda Naiyasab, M.A.
Co -
advisor Associate
Professor Commander Wattanachai Manying,
M.A.
Type of
Degree Thesis
M.A. in Thai language, Naresuan
University, 2007.
Keywords Compound
words, Structure, Meaning
Abstract
This research was to analyze
structure and meaning of compound word as an adverb by studying in Royal
Institute Dictionary 1999. Methodology
was looking up compound words composing 2 Thai words and having function as an
adverb then analyzing structure and meaning of them following cultural language
character. The finding found that
compound words as an adverb in Royal Institute Dictionary 1999 were 580
words. The structure of verb combining
noun having most was 141 words or 24.31 percent. The least of structure used as an adverb was
preposition combining noun that had 3 words or 0.52%. Meaning of compound words as an adverb
categorized into 2 types that compound words as an adverb were having direct
meaning and indirect meaning. According
to cultural language character, the direct compound words were 199. The most of
them in word group about behavior and performance of human were 108 words or
54.27%. Word group personal relationship
was the least with 22 words or 11.06%.
For compound words as an adverb having indirect meaning was 381 words
and found them in behavior and performance of human most 215 words or
61.67%. Word group about natural was the
least with 22 words or 5.78%.
Title NOKKRATENDON : AN ANALYSIS OF BELIEFS AND
SOCIAL
REFLECTION PICTURE
Author Supachai Pugdee
Advisers Associate
Professor Sanom Khrutmuang, Ed.D.
Co -
advisor Associate
Professor Prachaksha Saisang, Ed.D.
Associate
Professor Wattanachai Manying, M.A.
Type of
Degree Thesis
M.A. in Thai language, Naresuan
University, 2007.
Keywords Tale,
Beliefs
Abstract
This research aims to analyze
beliefs and social reflection from Nokkratendon by Praratrattanobon (Pim
Narato).
The findings were as follows:
A great number of NOKKRATENDON
reflected beliefs of people. Of all the
beliefs, the parts were related to superstitions were found to be the largest
in proportion. Other beliefs which appeared
in smaller proportions were those related to auspices and fate respectively,
heaven and hell, local heroes, spirits and demons, amulets and magic, health
and well-being, fortune telling and astrology, environment and did not reflect
any beliefs of dreams and sex.
The writer reflected social images
in the forms of living condition, government administration, tradition,
doctrine and values.
Title NIBATA JATAKA BY POONSAK SAKDANUWAT AND
JOM
BOONTAPHES P.: AN ANALYSIS OF MORAL
PRINCIPLES
Author Pathumrat Khamsat
Advisers Associate
Professor Sanom Khrutmuang, Ed.D.
Co -
advisor Associate
Professor Prachaksha Saisang, Ed.D.
Associate
Professor Commander Wattanachai Manying,
M.A.
Type of
Degree Thesis
M.A. in Thai language, Naresuan
University, 2007.
Keywords NIBATA JATAKA,
Moral Principles
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was
to analyze and evaluate the moral principles from 233 Buddha’s tales in the
book of NIBATA JATAKA edited by Poonsak Sakdanuwat and Jom Boontaphes P. based
on 29 criteria suggested in a thesis work, “The analysis and evaluation of the
moral principles of youth characters in Botun’s novel from years 1979 to 1987”, written by Wimol
Sae-Aueng in 1990 at Srinakarinwirot University Songkhla Campus. The descriptive analysis and evaluation techniques
were used to extract the moral contents from the 233 tales. The result clearly showed that the moral
principle called “mercy” was most frequently referred in several tales. The merciful behavior alluded primarily was
to support humans or animals to be free from suffering. The second most frequent principles made
reference in the book were “contribution, sacrifice and rationality”. The majorities of manner founded in these
principles were “generousness and meticulousness”. The third most recurring moral principles
mentioned in the book were “consciousness and faith” which represent
significant behaviors: emotion controllability and following their religious
doctrines. The very least moral
principles founded in the book were “violation of privacy and acceptability of
change”.
Title HARRY POTTER: AN ANALYSIS OF PLOT AND
TECHNIQUES.
Author Mingfaa Puengrattanamongkol.
Advisers Associate
Professor Sanom Khrutmuang, Ed.D.
Co -
advisor Associate
Professor Commander Wattanachai Manying,
M.A.
Type of
Degree Thesis
M.A. in Thai language, Naresuan
University, 2007.
Keywords Harry
Potter, Plot, Techniques, Analysis
Abstract
This research is to analyze plot and
techniques of Harry Potter in 7 series that are 2 main parts: plot and
techniques of presenting plot. Plot
consists of conflict, pattern, sub plot and theme. For techniques of presenting plot are
internal and external conflicts. The
pattern of plot consists of exposition, complement, crisis, falling action and
resolution that are the same elements of complement sub plots in this
literature. Sub plot of each series used
one or more. Themes indicate that
bravery, harmony, spirit and knowledge seeking give good result for doers and
these are good qualification of this literature growing to youth reader. For point of view, it uses objective point of
view and the developing technique follows chronological order. Suspense consists naming of each part, using
of foreshadowing, problem setting and solving.
For problem uses tricks, wit and feeling of characters and
co-incidence. For ending, it uses both
happy and unhappy ending. Besides,
J.K.Rowling uses continuing 7 series of this literature to show main plot and
techniques of presenting plot as a whole in Harry Potter series.
