This document provides an analysis of the Mizo novel "Khawkil Bunghuai". It summarizes the major characters such as Thansanga and Saitluangi, the setting in 1880-1890 Mizoram, and the central conflict involving Thansanga's desire to marry Bung against her family's wishes. The plot follows the classic "overcoming the monster" structure of rising action, climax, and resolution. Key themes explored include societal expectations regarding marriage and the power of supernatural forces in Mizo culture.

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Prepared by :
Lalzarzova
Mizo Department, MZU
KHAWKIL BUNGHUAI
Darhlira

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Character
Major Character:
 Thansanga
 Saitluangi
Minor Character:
 Lallura
 Saihuama
 Chalthanga
 Thangkungi
 Lianphunga
 Lalnu

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Setting
Setting:
 Khawkil – Bunghuai kittu lal khua.
 Mualhangthei – Mibo an zawnna ber ram.
 Haurûnibâwk – Thansanga pu te khua
 A setting hi heng zawng hi a ni a, inbat hnawk
hnawk leh ul lova telh a awm lo. A hun (time
(time setting) hi 1880 – 1890 vel a ni.

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Harsatna (Problem/Conflict)
 Harsatna inanna tak hi an khaw bul maia Bung an kih
vang a ni.
 An lal Lallura hian Bung hi a kih tira sawi a ni a, hei hi
buaina tichhuaktu a ni.
 Saihuama chu ramhuai hoin la boin Mualhangtheia
pûkah thi a hmuh a ni.
 Harsatnain a vawrtawp a thlenna chu lal fanu
Saitluangi ramhuai hoin an lak bo lai hi a ni.

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A thawnthu ruangam (Plot)
 Christopher Booker, The Seven Basic Plots duang
chhuaktu thlirna aang chuan he thawnthu hi
‘Overcoming the Monster’ a tih kha ni awm tak a ni.
 The Basic Patterns of Plot, William Foster-Harris ziah
kan en chuan ‘Happy Ending’ plot a ni. Plot hi chi
thum awmin a sawi a:
Type A: happy ending
Type B: unhappy ending
Type C: ambiguous or inconclusive ending

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A thawnthu ruangam (Plot)
 Plot pakhat chauh Novel-in a nei ti an awm bawk. Chu
chu harsatna lo awm tireh tura beihna hi a ni.
Exposition – Rising Action – Climax – Falling Action –
Denouement.
 Tichuan, he thawnthu hi ‘Dramatic plot’ an tih te zinga
chhiar theih a ni bawk. Dramatic plot chuan Exposition
– Rising Action – Climax – Falling Action –
Denouement a nei vek hina sawi a ni bawk.
 He thawnthu hi ‘Man vs Supernatural’ huangah a
khung theih bawk ang.
 Complex plot ni theiin kan hria em?

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Characterization
 A changtupa ber chu Thansanga a ni. A huaisen a, a
tlawmngai a, hnamchawm a ni bawk.
 Mi sual hi ramhuai ho hi nge an lal Lallura hi?
 Lal ber Lallura character hi a fuh tawkin kan hria em?
Lal a ni a, thuneihna a hmang sual nge, vanduaina a
tawk zawk? Harsatna siamtu ber hi Ramhuai nge ni a
mihring zawk?
 Saitluangi hian hmeichhe khawvel dik tak a tarlangin a
lang.
 Lalnu character leh Chalthanga character hi a
pawimawh viau bawkin a lang.

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Eng nge tarlan a tum (Theme)
 He thawnthu hi ramhuai leh mihring indona niin a
ngaih theih a, an indo dan tarlan hi a tum ber a ni mai
em?
 Lal thuneihna hmang sual chungchang tarlan a tum a
ni thei ang em?
 Inhmangaihna hi a ‘main theme’ a ni zawk thei em?
 Mihringin environment tihchhiat a hat lohzia a
tarlang a ni thei em?
 Mizo khawtlang nuna lal leh a khua leh tuite khawvel
hi a tarlan tum ber a ni thei ang em?

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Analysis
 A title ‘Khawkil Bunghuai’ aiah hian Thansanga leh
Saitluangi tih a inhmeh zawk thei em?
 Thansanga character hi vannei tura duan a ni em?
Saitluangi a nei a, Saihuama a zawng hmu a,
Saitluangi bo pawh a zin haw hnuah a hmu leh bawk.
 He thawnthu hi a ‘Universal’ em? Nge a awihawm loh
zawk.
 Mumang lo lang ve hian eng nge he thawnthu tan
pawimawhna a neih? A ul lo em?
 Thansanga leh Chalthanga inhian hatna hi he
thawnthu hian a hlawkpui em?

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Supernatural (Definition)
Oxford Dictionary:
“It is attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding
understanding or the laws of nature.”
Cambridge Dictionary:
​”caused by ​forces that cannot be ​explained by ​science.”

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