The Online Novel Likit Pratana Kaki Kham Phop : Creative Perpetuation and Expression of Opinions about Contemporary Thai Society

Abstract

This article studied the creative perpetuation and expression of opinions in the online novel Likit Pratana Kaki Kham Phop by the Thai author Nhotti Sasiwimon as posted on the 2read application and website. Results were that the novel’s plot was derived from Kaki, the Thai classical literature, with allusions to incidents in the original text updated by maintenance, deduction, modification, addition, and sequential reordering. The author also imaginatively extended the story from the original text, adapting and creating characters and scenes with literary allusions to other classical Thai and Chinese literary works, while incorporating magical item. In addition, a prose-poetry mixture was used in the new text, expressing opinions throughout relating to contemporary Thai societal issues, especially cyberbullying and misogynistic violence.