“Dr. Anirut-Tula”: The Identity of Male Characters in the Novels “Wife-mistress Drama” of Krisna Asoksin-Thommayanti

Abstract

The objective of this article was to study “Dr. Anirut-Tula”: The identity of male characters in the novels “Wife-mistress Drama” of Krisna Asoksin-Thommayanti. From the two novels, which were “Mia Luang” by Krisna Asoksin and “Mia Noi” by Thommayanti, the research applied two concepts as follows: context knowledge and out of context knowledge. Based on the study, the tactics to create the Dr. Anirut and Tula characters to present to the readers comprised two principles, which were character building and character presentation. For the identity of the characters of Dr. Anirut and Tula, the result could be divided into the male character identity of each individual, and their similarities and differences.