The Initiation Process of Wallace and Aditya as Warrior Archetypes

The present article is a brief study on the personality of two great national heroes of Scotland and Tamil Nadu. They have been portrayed in a realistic manner by Nigel Tranter and Kalki in their novels, “The Wallace” and “Ponniyin Selvan” respectively. Every individual has initiation step as his...

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Main Authors: M.Vinoth Kumar, Dr. T.K.Vedharaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maheswari Publishers 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies
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Online Access:http://ijtlls.com/data/uploads/volume-3-issue-1-july-2020/6.m.vinoth-kumar-vedaraja..dr.t.k..pdf
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Summary:The present article is a brief study on the personality of two great national heroes of Scotland and Tamil Nadu. They have been portrayed in a realistic manner by Nigel Tranter and Kalki in their novels, “The Wallace” and “Ponniyin Selvan” respectively. Every individual has initiation step as his age of profession enters. The subject of the novels is about the heroic journey of the national heroes in getting liberty and power to their nations. To justify the theme, assessment of the heroes quality becomes vital. The initiation process the beginning of the individuation process of an individual in his task. Wallace and Aditya start their career as a warrior by avenging the death of their dear ones and to quit the domination of the opponent. To note, the works “The Wallace”as “TW” and “Ponniyin Selvan” as “PS” have been abbreviated for denoting parenthetical documentation. Hence, the article brings forth the first attempt of both heroes in warfield and their tenacity of keeping themselves true to their goals.
ISSN:2581-7140