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‘Literature’ defines itself as the goal and expression of the spontaneous flow of thoughts to manifest the target audience. Literature is a platform to formulate high ambitions, ideologies, principles and philosophies of life for society. Literature can be rightly addressed as a mirror reflection of time. It is a mighty weapon, much empowered which can bring in a Mammoth transformation in a society. Writers are considered as the second Brahmas who portray their creations through literary components to create a durable world of benevolence for the public. Innovative writers tune their focus on the issues of an individual, family or community, analyse deeply, and represent the findings and remedies through their genres either directly on metaphorically. Literature has undergone a great revolution from time to time. Tamil literature and its genres are also bound to the same concept. Novels are of the very famous kind and the 20th and 21st generation would like to read and admire with. Especially, novels can be personified as the “conscience of the society” and act as a Panacea to overcome the pressures enforced by society. Novels not only reflect the pros and cons prevailing in society but also highlight human innovations due to scientific growth. Let us move on to our view on the outputs of a detailed study of the novel “Theneer” which pinpoints the lifestyle of tea pickers in tea plantations. The contributing factors which enhance are influenced their Standard of life or living pattern is a social issue which needs attention or remedy. The novel “Theneer’ has deep sociological insights that portray the pathetic situations of the workers in the tea estates. Hence, the research paper extracts the needed sources from the original text and analyses the state of the tea estate workers from a sociological view.