Chang Bin and Klong Tukkata Sai kap Chotmai Khong Pho: Death in Waen Kaeo Awarded Young Adult Books
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The research for this article aimed to study the concept of death prominently included in two Waen Kaeo awarded young adult novels: Chang Bin by Onkasem Rotsutthi, the 12th Waen Kaeo award-winning young adult book; and Klong Tukkata Sai kap Chotmai Khong Pho by Khachonphat Sukphatthraphirom, an honorable-mention prize in the 13th Waen Kaeo Young Adult Book Award. The research found that these young adult fiction books present three ideas of death: 1) Death is a truth of life; 2) Death is a way to release suffering; and 3) Death is a journey to a pleasant world. The concept of death is presented to help the readers understand life, to cope with grief and loss, to value life and to live their lives better. In addition, this young adult fiction plays a role in helping their readers understand death, which is considered a difficult topic, and to cope with death in order to overcome difficulties and to realize the truth of life.
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