tum teav's first love and separation
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Part oneTum Teav’s First Love and
Separation
Academic Year 2014 - 2015
Room: Srok ChaebSession: Evening (Mon/Wed 7:00-8:30pm)
Submitted to: Prof. NUOM RadaGroup Number: 1
1. Venerable Nhen Socheath
2. Venerable Toem Kong
3. Mr. Thouk Panha
4. Mr. Chan Vannaroth
5. Ms.
GROUP MEMBERS
I. Introduction
II. Plot Summary1. Tum and Pech’s friendship at the temple
2. Selling Taok (Basket)
3. Tum and Pech in Tbong Khmom District
4. At Teav’s Home
5. Tum and Pech leave Tbong Khmom
CONTENTS
III. Analysis1. Setting
2. Characters
3. Social Environment
4. Historical Items
IV. Concluding Remarks and reference
CONTENTS
• Tum Teav is a tragic love story of a talented novice monk and a beautiful lady Teav.
• There are various versions of the story including: oral version, historical version, literary version, and modern version.
• Tum Teav literary version of Venerable Som is the most popular and the story was first introduced in national curriculum in 1957.
• Tum Teav portrays about true love, conflicts of social norms and class, as well as the abuse of power.
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Tum and Pech’s Friendship at the Temple
• Tum was from district of Ba Phnom, from unknown parents. He was brought to the well known temple when grew big. (30-31)
• He’s handsome and intelligent in healing and praying with his beautiful voice.
• His friend, Pech, is skillful at flute.
• Both monks in skill and knowledge, and treat each other as brothers.
II. PLOT SUMMARY
2. Selling Taok (basket)
• Both monks make basket to sell.
• When rainy season comes, they both worry, and agree to go somewhere far to sell Taok, then ask permission from the abbot.
• The abbot agreed, warning them to act properly.
• “Don’t, boys, when you see girls, revert to clowning around or improperly, so that unkind criticism reaches me.”
II. PLOT SUMMARY
3. Tum and Pech in Tbong Khmom District
• The two monks loaded the Taok in ox cart, packed rice, and got on the way to sell Toak.
• Arriving at one village, people bought almost of the Toak, only a few remain, which they sell along the road heading to Tbong Khmom District.
• On the way, the monks usually stop by to sell the Taok.
• Seeing Tum, some women said “Oh if he were mine, I would grab him and convince him, to let me have my way with him.”
II. PLOT SUMMARY
3. Tum and Pech in Tbong Khmom District
• Arriving at Tbong Khmom, Tum and Pech stayed near a village.
• They’re both asked to stay in the village for many days, to recite the scriptures.
• Tum’s sweet voice attracted everybody, young, old, widows, and everyone was eager to see him/hear his voice.
• Nor, Teav’s servant, entered the crowd, was astonished by Tum’s voice.
II. PLOT SUMMARY
3. Tum and Pech in Tbong Khmom District
• Getting back home, Nor told Teav, who was in shade, everything.
• “Oh, Teav! Miss Teav… Goodness.. That monk knows how to chant! His voice… it’s so soothing to hear him speak.. Like the Sarika bird eating banana.”
• Teav, who was bored, became excited. Wanting to see Tum, she asked her mother for permission.
• “Mother mother, indulge me a moment as I report some news.”
II. PLOT SUMMARY
3. Tum and Pech in Tbong Khmom District
• “Our people are far from any temple. We’ve never met any young monks. I heard Nor say there’re two monks staying in the village. They’re young monks with truly beautiful voices”.
• Teav mothers, after hearing, reach the scarf, hurried to see the monks.
• She then invited Tum and Pech to her house, but Pech stayed to look after the ox. Only Tum went to Teav’s house.
II. PLOT SUMMARY
4. At Teav’s House
• After arriving, Tum was seated, and invited to chant.
• As he was chanting, he suddently saw Teav, standing at the doorway. He fells in love for Teav at first sight.
• Tum tried to attract Teav by using his voice, chanting.
• At the end of the chanting, Teav took a scarf, a vial, and areca seed, raised over her head saying:
• “Please venerable Buddha, please let my heart have its wish. Please help make it so he and I meet and are joined as one. Don’t let us be separated.”
II. PLOT SUMMARY
4. At Teav’s House
• After wishing, Teav asked Nor to bring tobacco leaves wrapped it with Phahum, offer to Tum.
• After a short rest, Tum began to chant again, revealing his feeling toward Teav.
• Ending the chanting, Tum said goodbye to the family, keeping the Phahum as the proof that Teav loved him.
• Coming to Pech, Tum told what happened, and admired the beauty of Teav.
II. PLOT SUMMARY
5. Tum and Pech leave Tbong Khmom
• The monks gathered and loaded everything to the cart, and left.
• On the way back, Tum felt upset. Then opened the Phahum and talking to himself.
• “How could I leave Teav?, abandoning Teav put her in predicament, she never considered me as a monk, that’s why she dared to go ahead and make the offerering….”
• By saying this, Tum believed that Teav loved him.
II. PLOT SUMMARY
5. Tum and Pech leave Tbong Khmom
• Both cried, Pech then comforted Tum by saying, “wait till we reach the temple and then ask the teacher to leave from monk”
• They both thought of lying their teacher that their relative had a deadly disease.
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II. PLOT SUMMARY
1. Setting (place)
• The story starts at Ba Phnom province (Presently Prey Veng Province) Cambodia.
• Tum and Pech had to travel far to sell Toak, they reached Tortoung Thgei province which bordered Tbong Khmom district of present Kampong Cham province.
• They traveled across rice fields and villages.
• Teav’s house, built a little high over the ground. People use stair to climb up.
III. ANALYSIS
1. Setting (time)
• The story took place sometimes in the 17th century in the reign of King Rea Mea.
• Tum and Pech spent several day staying in a village in Tbong Khmom.
• Tum was invited to eat soup at Teav’s house and left in early evening.
• That early evening was the time Tun and Peh went back to their temple.
• They spent about one night to get back to the temple.
III. ANALYSIS
1. Setting (time)
• The story took place sometimes in the 17th century in the reign of King Rea Mea.
• Tum and Pech spent several day staying in a village in Tbong Khmom.
• Tum was invited to eat soup at Teav’s house and left in early evening.
• That early evening was the time Tun and Peh went back to their temple.
• They spent about one night to get back to the temple.
III. ANALYSIS
2. Character
• The Abbot: the teacher of Tum and Pech. He is kind but firm. He warn Tum and Pech of making trouble.
• Tum: young novice monk who is handsome, has beautiful voice, talented in chanting scripture. He is somehow impulsive, and doesn’t stick to the rule.
• Pech: Tum younger brother, intelligent and talented in playing flute.
• Teav: a young adolescent girl with great beauty, she was in shade,
• Nor: Teav’s servant; and Teav’s mother
III. ANALYSIS
3. Social Environment
• Buddhist monks in that time could do business.
• In rainy season, monks could stay in village as long as they want.
• Ox cart was used as a main transportation method.
• Staying in shade was widely practiced.
• Smoking tobacco and chewing areca were common.
III. ANALYSIS
4. Historical Items
III. ANALYSIS
Scarf
4. Historical Items
III. ANALYSIS
Ox Cart
4. Historical Items
III. ANALYSIS
Clay Water Pot
4. Historical Items
III. ANALYSIS
Areca Palm
4. Historical Items
III. ANALYSIS
Taok
• Tum was a novice monk from a temple, from Baphnom Province. He fell in love for Teav, a young girl in Tbong Khmom district when he was selling Toak.
• They both fall in love at first sight, but they didn’t speak out, rather keep the feeling inside.
• They both were likely to act against the social norms. Tum was a novice monk, who was supposed to act upon his discipline; and Teav was a girl who was supposed to act upon the woman code of conduct.
IV. CONCLUDING REMARK
• Sophal, K., Olivera, D. (2012). Comparative literature
IV. REFERENCE