Fable as a literary strategy: An allegorical reading of Perumal Murugan’s select works

Abstract

The paper aims to do an allegorical reading of Perumal Murugan’s works in order to establish various meanings and interpretations. The researcher will see how Murugan’s allegorical narration articulates abstract ideas with the help of certain literary elements such as plot, settings, characters, etc. The paper also focuses on how allegory as a narrative style helps writers to convey complex and controversial ideas which subsequently aids the writer’s freedom of expression.