The Strategies of Creating Images of Supernatural Characters in the Leh Banpakarn by Wannawat

Abstract

This research article aims to study the images of supernatural characters and the strategies creating the images of 4 supernatural characters in the novel ‘Leh Bunpakarn' by Wannawat: Plerngfah, Professor Adul, Sitang, and Pakboon. The result revealed that there are 2 types of supernatural characters images: the images of humaneness, and supernature. These images are created and exist rationally under the novel’s fictional rules. Furthermore, Wannawat’s principle 3 strategies of creating supernatural characters are found: 1) Creating the images through plot structure where the story alters between the past and the present. 2) Creating the images through scenes where the author creates a sense of mystery and eeriness by presenting the story through the events during the Dvaravati period, King Rama V’s reign, and the present. 3) Creating images through dialogue, which show the supernatural aspects of characters more clearly.