தமழ இலககயஙகள கடடம பணபடட மறகள / Cultural Patterns Exposed in Tamil Literature

Human society lived a lone life in ancient times. When man started to live a collective life from the lone life, he created his ethics of life and altered it according to his living. The society which follows the principles of ethics should follow them from time to time. The man believed that only this would keep man to live in order, discipline and excellence. Culture is the set of living norms that he created for life. According to society, certain cultural norms have been built and the cultural base of the respective period of the society makes ease life. As a result of this life, society progressed towards towards an order. When the rulers and the society make the firmness of the cultural base flexible, the whole social system, the social norms of the society and the cultural traditions will go towards dissolution. To save society from this crumble, the ancient sages and scholars tried to build an orderly living in society by following virtues, Keeping justice and teaching ethics to the people. Tamil Literature plays a major role in this effort. Tamil Literature has been written for the delight of human society. They were written to regulate and structure the life of society. Tamil Literature emerges from society and portrays cultural patterns. It depicts the events of the society and also organises the living space of the Tamil society. From Sangam literature to the present day, literature has played a major role in building and maintaining the morals of life in society.