Significance of Oral Literature – A Scrutiny with Reference to Son of the Thundercloud by Easterine Kire.

Abstract

Oral literature plays a key role in the field of literature. Stories act as a medium to pass on the wisdom of one’s culture from generation to generation and from country to country. It is filled with both acknowledged and mysterious history. It can be considered as a tapestry weaved by stories, myths, beliefs and legends. And so, it is necessary to support oral literature in every culture. Nagaland is a state in India which is rich in culture and tradition. Oral literature existed in every culture as water to earth once. But, modernisation generated a famine of stories and story tellers swallowing up the wisdom of oral literature. This paper emphasises the prominence of oral literature in every culture with reference to the Novel Son of the Thundercloud.