THE SLAYER SLAIN

Today i would like to introduce a book which influenced me a lot and brought a courage and proud in me that i am a GIRL.

This is the first work that has been made ready which took its shape in the beautiful campus of CMS college by the hand a-nd imagination of Mrs.Frances Wright Collins from 1856-1865.It is a matter of great gratification that the whole background of the campus has compelled her to write about the strength of the greatest potential in human kind-LOVE .The novel depicts the society of that time and vividly reports the scenes of those days.

The contribution of the missionaries who were keen to impart knowledge and wisdom in the lives of many who were unexposed to the arena of literacy.

The Slayer Slain has several unique features to its credit.It is a book on men and women who lived in Kottayam ,Kerala ,India and its environs.The setting is typically 19th  century Kottayam and Thazhathagadi , the meenachil river which was clear and sparkling and in a sudden spate ,the paddy fields on either side of the river are green carpets for as long as the eye can see isn't this a beautiful sight which enriches our eyes. I wish i could see all these.......

Canoes were the chief means of transport ,cultivation is done chiefly by the slaves , the western Anglican faith which is slowly influencing the attitude of both Syrian Christain and the slaves.It was written by a white women who represents the colonizer even

though  it shows the human side of colonialism that is seen.  i think it is the fate of WOMEN either white \coloured  ,the author has been hidden for years.

Education has been the means of liberating women from the strange hold of patriarchy  as can be seen in the life of Mariam ,the heroine of the novel.The mission school established by the wives of the CMS missionaries was the first institution that gave young girls the rudiments of liberal education that would enable them to be responsible and capable women.It is also the first typical novel in missionary literature and it lays emphasis on the power of LOVE and forgiveness in Slaying the Slayer.

As literature holds  a mirror to history it is hoped that this novel will shed light on the social conditions that prevailed in central Travancore in the 19th century.It is a record of the way women has been able to progress after receiving the benefit of education and also serves to unveil the figure of the women author who has remained on the margins of memory for more than a century and half .This is great and beautiful work which is to be read by every women and bring changes in life in a beautifull manner.