A SYUDY OF THAI LITERARY MOTIFS: PRA KAWUT

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the motifs used in a Thai verse tale called Pra Kawut. Comparing the characteristics found in Pra Kawut with other Thai tales, common motif characteristics within Thai literary works can be analyzed. Interestingly, Pra Kawut shares three common motifs with other Thai tales: characters, objects and events. These shared motifs indicate that Pra Kawut employs the common Thai literature motifs; both for entertaining and didactic purposes.