MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Tran Thi Bach Tuyet
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: May 18, 1985.
4. Place of birth: Hanoi.
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic name:Postmodern Perspectives in Life of Pi (Y. Martel)
8. Major: Foreign Literature Code: 60.22.01.45
9. Scientific instructor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang– Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
The research thesis aims to explain the postmodern sense expressed by writer Yann Martel through his works.Life of Pi. It is the awareness of the chaos of the world, the disbelief in cognition, of the multiplicity of reality, of the “multiple” elements, of skepticism towards reality...
Regarding religion, Yann Martel, through the character Pi Patel, expresses a pluralistic view, respecting all religions, not considering any religion as exclusive but considering all as true religions. This is the philosophy of non-centeredness, one of the characteristics of postmodern thinking.
The work reflects a somewhat “excessive” reality, beyond the perception of an inherent objective reality of humans, presenting a “skeptical” attitude towards the reality narrated by Pi. The ambiguous ending is given, the narrator does not give an answer, Yann Martel does not answer all the questions raised, which story content is real, which story is virtual. The truth is found depending on each person because each person has different beliefs, attitudes and interpretations towards reality.
The postmodern sensibility is known for its overlapping existence of things or the chaotic nature of the world.Life of PiAccordingly, there exists a way of thinking of opposing categories in harmony. There is a blend of rational and irrational thinking, between reality and fantasy, between the sacred and the profane, using the irrational and the magical to explain and aim at perceiving reality, expressing an attitude of disbelief in reality.
11. Practical application:
The thesis offers an approach to works of postmodern literature - considering postmodernity as a kind of perception.
The research results of the thesis can therefore be used in the research and teaching of foreign literature at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Tran Thi Bach Tuyet 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: May 18, 1985 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Postmodernism perception in Life of Pi (Y. Martel)
8. Major: Foreign Literature Code: 60.22.01.45
9. Supervisors:Ph.D Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang – Faculty of Literature – University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The Thesis researched and turned toward explaining the postmodernism perception which shown by the writer – Yann Martel through Life of Pi. There is aware of the chaos of the world, the epistemologiacal uncertainty, the hyper-reality, “multi-” elements, the doubt about reality…
In respect of religion, Yann Marrtel, adopts his novel character Pi Patel, shows his pluralism outlook, respects all religions, doesn't regard one as being the object of monolatry but regard all are genuine religions. That is philosophy of none-center, one of characteristics of postmodernism mentality.
The novel reflects the reality so excessive, over knowledgable degree about objective reality which incident to people, shows “suspect” attitude to the truth that Pi related. The equivocal ending was given, the story-teller didn't give any answer and wasn't reliable, Yann Martel also didn't answer all questions, which story's content is true, which is imaginary. The is found that depends on each reader because each reader has belief, truth and explanation to reality that is different.
The postmodernism perception is known with the existence of all things overlap or has chaos of the world. Life of pi has the way of thinking about opposite categories harmoniously. There has harmony of reasonable mentality and non-mentality, reality and fancy, holy and philistinism, uses groundlessness or fancy to explain and turn to knowledge about reality, to express attitude of epistemologiacal uncertainty.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
The Thesis exposes a way of approach to works that are belong to the postmodernism literary strain – that considers postmodernism as a kind of perception.
The research results of the thesis can therefore be used in the research and teaching of foreign literature at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Thesis's result of research; Therefore, could use in research and study Foreign Literature at both Tertiary Education and Graduate Education.
12. Further research directions, if any: none
13. Thesis-related publications: none
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