Tew bunnag biography of albert

Novel

The book is set in modern-day Bangkok City, Thailand.

Third-person narrative

The tone is absurd and the mood is humorous

The protagonists are Arun, Don and Marisa.

The major conflict is that the City of Bangkok is inhabited by powerful corrupt individuals who do anything to acquire what they want. The wrongdoings of people have made the city unfit and insecure.

The climax comes when the Naga water spirit brings destructive floods in Bangkok to punish people for their wrongdoings, especially corruption. During the flood, many people were killed and property worth millions of dollars destroyed.

The Naga element foreshadowed a terrible flood that destroyed the city.

The power of the Naga mythical spirit is understated. The Naga spirit does not only destroy the corrupt; it also kills innocent people.

The story alludes to societal evils such as corruption, murder and prostitution. Pi O is a corrupt person, and he uses his proceeds to set an entertaining business that promotes prostitution.

The imagery of corruption and prostitution is present throughout the novel.

The major irony is that Don corrupts Pi O to help him get away after killing a child in an accident. After committing a bribery crime, he converts to be a monk and later a community worker.

Pi O’s entertainment business parallels the massive corruption taking place in the country at the same time.

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The Naga water spirit is personified as being able to punish wrongdoers.