NIRAT DUEAN AND THE EXPRESSION OF EMOTIONS AND SOCIAL VIEWPOINTSOF MUEN PHROM SOMPHATSORN (NAI MEE)

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the expression of emotions and social viewpoints of Muen Phrom Somphatsorn (Nai Mee) as appeared in the Nirat Duean. The results of the study on emotional expression found that Muen Phrom Somphatsorn (Nai Mee) had expressed three types of emotion; 1) humor, 2) sadness caused by loneliness, and 3) delirium caused by nostalgia. The results of the study on social viewpoints found that Muen Phrom Somphatsorn (Nai Mee) had expressed two types of perspectives; 1) relational viewpoint and 2) purified viewpoint. His relational viewpoint was expressed through themes of love, women’s thoughts, and people’s ways of life in society. His purified viewpoint was reflected through Buddhist teachings, values, and beliefs.