TTLV: War and trauma in Japanese literature through “Grave of the Fireflies”, “Zero” and “Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes”

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Chi Anh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: May 7, 1998
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1811/2021/QD-XHNV dated September 8, 2021 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)
7. Thesis topic name: War and Trauma in Japanese Literature through “Grave of the Fireflies”, “Zero” and “Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes”
8. Major: Foreign Literature; Code: 8229030.03
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Tran Thi Thuc, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
- The thesis consists of three main chapters with the achieved results being the identification and analysis of manifestations of mental trauma in Japanese literary works about war, namely Grave of the Fireflies, Zero of Fire and Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes.
- The thesis has identified the main cause of those injuries from war, the horrific events, beyond the threshold of tolerance and causing psychological trauma due to war and its aftermath. In addition, the application of interdisciplinary approaches and research, comparing with some historical, cultural, and anthropological documents of Japan has contributed to bringing a multi-dimensional perspective on the research issue, identifying other causes that can create injuries originating from the historical context, cultural and social characteristics. At the same time, other perspectives, the traumatic experiences of the characters also reveal little-known things in history.
- In addition to the above issues, the thesis has researched and explained some methods that can help relieve mental trauma and have meaning such as the anti-war message in Grave of the Fireflies, Zero Fiery Dogfight and Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes.
11. Practical application: (if any)
12. Further research directions: (if any)
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- Discourse on war in relation to the institution of power through the novel Zero Fire by Hyakuta Naoki, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2023), pp. 58-77

      

1. Full name: Nguyen Chi Anh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: May 7, 1998 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 1811/2021/QD-XHNV Dated September 8, 2021 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process:...................................................................................................
(List the forms of change and corresponding times)
7. Official thesis title: War and Trauma in Japanese Literature through “Grave of the Fireflies”, “The Eternal Zero” and “Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes”
8. Major: Foreign Literature 9. Code: 8229030.03
10. Supervisors: PhD. Tran Thi Thuc, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- The thesis consists of three main content chapters focusing on the achieved results of identifying and analyzing the manifestations of mental trauma in Japanese literary works written about the war, which are Grave of the Fireflies, The Eternal Zero, and Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes.
- The thesis has identified the leading cause of those traumas come from the war, the horrific, over-tolerable and traumatizing events of war and its terrific consequences. Besides, the application of an interdisciplinary approach and studies, comparison with several Japanese historical, cultural and anthropological documents contributes to bringing a multi-dimensional perspective on the research problem and identifying other causes that can create stemming trauma from the historical context, cultural and social characteristics. Simultaneously, the different perspectives and traumatic experiences of the characters also reveal little-known things in history.
- Beyond the above issues, the thesis has explored and explained several methods that can relieve mental trauma and imparted meaning as the anti-war message in Grave of the Fireflies, The Eternal Zero, and Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes.
12. Practical applicability, if any: ..............................................................................................
13. Further research directions, if any: ................................................................................