Abstract

Teaching Tamil literature in secondary schools ensures that students' knowledge of literature is nurtured and appreciated. And the goal is to produce individuals who are intelectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically balanced and harmonic. The study was conducted to find out how M. Varatharasan's novel 'Agalvilakku' novel contributes to the development of Self-Esteem Elements among secondary schools students. This study was conducted in qualitative and quantitative approach. Document analysis and fieldwork in particular are the primary approaches to this study. The study concludes that the ‘Agalvilakku’ novel plays a major role in the development of self - possessive elements such as leadership, virtue, self - confidence, self - esteem, energy, creativity, and personal, social interaction among secondary school students. M. Varadarajan's ‘Agalvilakku’ novel is suitable for teaching literature to secondary school students.

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