A Thematic Analysis Of The Works Of Makonnen Endalkachew

The main obje~tive e f this research is to analyze andrncomment critically on the various subtleties of the visi, n ~rne f life that Makennen Endalkachew presents in his works underrn•rnthree sections: Religious, Moral, and Political. When thernuplifting of the cultural level and aesthetic appreciationrnof our people has been e fficially undertake n, it is h ~ pedrnthat such studies of early wri ters would be very imp ~ rtan t .rn•rnBefor e delvin~ into the subject, a brief biography ofrnthe artist with an emphasis on his family background andrnsocial erientation is provided in the first chapter . Besides,rnhe is compared with two early eminent writers o f his timernin order to examine the kind of worl d butleok he possesses.rn,This historical survey has provided the r esearcher with a I firm ground to establish the class Ma~l"I nnen EndalkacheHrnto, the aristocracy , while the contrast enables to noternbel" ngsrnthernglaring difference between his contempe r ary writers and h im inrntheir preoccupations. The contrast has revealed that the twornartists Hant to introduce changes in their society for itsrndevelopment Vlhereas Ilakormen seeks to preserve the status quo .rnIn the second chapter,rnregarding his perception ofrn• the r eligious lthemes of the artistrnlife ln this ~rld and the werldrnto come, his concern a ~ out the salvation e f the soul, his beliefrnin the supernatural, his devotion t e the Christian faith, hisrnreflections en the nature o f man, and fat e and time are broughtrnout and are commented upon, 1-7ith r elevance to t he bettermentrnof human conditipns .rnThe ethical values, social norms and mores which the artistrnpresents in his works are dealt 1-7ith in the third chapter . Hisrnunderstanding of virtue and vice, his sense of right and wrongrnare evaluated and appraised critically from a class point ofvie1-7.rnThe soc i al conflicts between the slaves and theirrnmasters, the sprouting bourgeoisie and the nobility andrnthe conflicts within the nobility for holding the reign ofrngovernment and receiving the highes t titles mirror thernrealit i es of his time and that his resolutions to such (rnconflicts reveal the underlying motives of the artist' srnendeavour t o sustain the political and economic supremacyrnof his class over the other sections of the society .rnFinally, the c - ncluding chapter tries to put the findingsrnof this research t.gether and place Makonnen in the traditionrnof our literary heritage.rnThe ma1n aim of the researcher is to assess criticallyrnthe thematic appeal in the works of Makonnen from the pointrnof view of the present social situation in Ethi. pia. Thernresearcher has tried to expl ~r e and expose the role Makonnenrnhas played in his society.

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