வண்ணதாசன் சிறுகதைகளில் மரங்கள் / Trees in the Short Stories of Vannadasan

Abstract

Ancient Tamil literature and grammar texts explain the beauty of the life of the ancient Tamils who saw the pleasure of nature. Ancient Tamil poets used nature as a background to depict human life. The two adjectives in Sangam literature are the metaphors of nature and the divine songs. Vannadasan is a Tamil poet who has been creating works of literature in this area and has shown in his short stories that he loves and interacts with the creations of nature around him. In his stories, one can naturally feel that man loves the living and non-living things around him with a passion. Storytellers with a penchant for survival are featured in his works. Through his short story, one can know the character of developing human love based on nature. Nature is the origin of man and nurtures the life of the natural world. Hence, trees are necessary to maintain the balance of nature and human life. Indeed, various organisms are more than life but the essential ones are the trees. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the trees that have been seen in the short stories of Vannadasan.

Keywords

• vannadasan
• short stories
• nature
• trees
• environment.