VIOLENCE IN PLA BU THONG KLON SUAD LITERATURE

Abstract

This research was qualitative research. The analysis was an interpretation of literature content. The purpose of this research was to study the violences in Pla Bu Thong Klon Suad literature of Fine Art Department version by using the World Health Organization's violence framework. The results of the research found that the literature on Pla Bu Thong Klon Suad appeared 4 types of violences: physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and deprivation or neglect violence. More than one type of violences occurred together within an incident that was the physical violence co-occurred with psychological violence. Physical violence was most found, followed by psychological violence, sexual violence, and deprivation or neglect violence, respectively. The occurred violences appeared in 3 characters: males towards females, females towards males, and females towards males. Violence could occur to himself and towards others. The presentation of violences in this literature featured the plot and the theme distinctively, that were the love of mother towards child and   the retribution in Buddhism.