LOVE AND SACRIFICE IN THE NOVEL CHEMMEEN

Abstract

Love and sacrifice play a central role in the novel Chemmeen. Love is full of emotion and sacrifice. The novel focused on the sacrifice of Karuthamma and her deep love for Pareekutty. This paper seeks to delve into the intricate love relationship between Pareekutty, the son of a Muslim trader and Karuthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman. The myth of the fisherman community is that if the married fisher woman was adulterous when her husband was in the sea. Because his wife misplaced her chastity. The myth is purity. Because of the rules of the fishing community, their daughter has to marry in their own community. So Karuthamma sacrificed her love for Pareekutty. Because of this caste system, pure love will be isolated. Their love could not reap the rewards of success. Karuthamma had married an orphan named Palani. By the stroke of destiny, Karuthamma and Pareekutty meet each other. Then there was their nostalgic rebirth of love. The myth of the community truly happened in their life. Finally, the novel ends with Karuthamma and Pareekutty’s deaths and at a distance lies the washed-up corpse of Palani.