TTLV: War and Trauma in Japanese Literature through "Grave of the Fireflies," "The Fiery Zero Air Battle," 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 student admission No. 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 the training process:
(Note the types of changes and the corresponding times)
7. Thesis TitleWar and trauma in Japanese literature through "Grave of the Fireflies," "The Fiery Zero Air Battle," and "Sadako's Thousand Paper Cranes"
8. Major: Foreign Literature; Code: 8229030.03
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Tran Thi Thuc, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the thesis results:
- The thesis consists of three main chapters, with the achieved result being the identification and analysis of manifestations of psychological trauma in Japanese literary works about war, namely *Grave of the Fireflies*, *Flaming Zero*, and *Thousand Cranes of Sadako*.
- The thesis has identified the main causes of these traumas as stemming from war, horrific events that exceeded the limits of endurance and caused psychological damage due to war and its aftermath. In addition, the application of an interdisciplinary approach and research, along with comparisons with several historical, cultural, and anthropological documents from Japan, has contributed to a multi-faceted perspective on the research problem, identifying other possible causes of trauma stemming from the historical context, cultural characteristics, and social features. Simultaneously, other perspectives and the trauma experiences of the individuals involved reveal little-known aspects of history.
- In addition to the issues mentioned above, the thesis has explored and explained several methods that can help alleviate mental trauma and have significance, such as the anti-war message in Grave of the Fireflies, Zero Firefight, and Sadako's Thousand Cranes.
11. Practical applications: (if any)
12. Future research directions: (if any)
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- Discourse on war in relation to power institutions through Hyakuta Naoki's fiery novel *Zero Air Battle*, 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: ................................................................................