LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: A PERSPECTIVE

Author: Ali Jal Haider. M.A. ( English) University of Pune.

Published On: 2022-08-19

Literature is nothing, but a mouthpiece of society. Literature is a process by which an individual can earn the socialization process. Therefore it is correctly said that literature is the mirror of society. From Geoffrey Chaucer to Albert Camus all are like prophets who considered literature as the only medium of reformation either it was individual or social. In Assamese Literature prominent figure like Lakshminath Bezborua developed the concept of social reformation ( contemporary Assamese society) through his satirical short stories. He took humour and farce as his weapons to eliminate social vice and follies from contemporary Assamese society. From my compact knowledge I can firmly said that the sole purpose of literature is to provide watchful eyes to society or guidance to society. Fall of Adam and Eve was the very first process of socialization and this particular process was written as literature. Literature is a social commentary of human life. Law, medicine, technology these are noble pursuits, but literature is written because we are members of human race. Love, pain, anger , jealousy , frailty these are characteristics of human race and literatures are their outer expressions.

KEY WORDS- Procrastination, Implied humour, Sociological, Practical humour, sheer verbalism etc.