Information about the thesis "The Art of Expressing Character Psychology in Nathaniel Hawthorne's *The Scarlet Letter*" by graduate student Trinh Phuong Dung, majoring in Foreign Literature.1. Student's Full Name: Trinh Phuong Dung 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: December 11, 1979 4. Place of Birth: Nam Dinh 5. Decision No. 1528/QD/XHNV - KH&SDH/ dated October 14, 2009, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: The Art of Expressing Character Psychology in Nathaniel Hawthorne's *The Scarlet Letter* 8. Major: Literature. Specialization: Foreign Literature. Code: 60 22 02 45 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Duy Hiep, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the thesis results: The novel "The Scarlet Letter" has long been familiar to literary audiences worldwide. This thesis studies the work from a poetics perspective, systematically and meticulously examining the art of expressing character psychology, based on reliable sources. We aim to re-evaluate an old work from a new perspective on morality, beliefs, love, motherhood, marital love, fidelity, tolerance, etc. The thesis also surveys and analyzes to clarify the art of expressing guilt in Nathaniel Hawthorne's creation. By choosing and studying the art of expressing character psychology in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," we hope to affirm the necessity of studying literary works and the application of poetics to literary research as an effective way of reading. The thesis consists of 3 chapters: Chapter 1: The art of expressing guilt; Chapter 2: The art of expressing the psychology of revenge; Chapter 3: The art of expressing the psychology of love, tolerance, and compassion. 11. Practical applications: This thesis will be a necessary reference for studying the novel *The Scarlet Letter* by Nathaniel Hawthorne in particular and American romantic novels of the 1820-1860 period in general; it will also be a practical scientific resource for researching foreign authors and literary works in Vietnam.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Trinh Phuong Dung 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: December 11, 1979 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh 5. Admission decision number: No. 1528, QĐ/XHNV - KH&SĐH/ Dated October 14, 2009 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: The art of psychological expression of the characters in Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 8. Major: Faculty of Literature Specialism of Foreign Literature Code: 60 22 02 45 9. Supervisors: PhD Dao Duy Hiep, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National Literature University, Hanoi 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis Novel "The Scarlet Letter" has become familiar to the readers all over the world. The thesis analyzes the novel based on Poetics and Psychology. We would like to evaluate the novel in a new aspect of morality, faith, love, loyalty and tolerance etc. The thesis also analyzes "The scarlet letter" to elucidate the art of psychological expression in Nathaniel Hawthorne 's work. Making a study of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we wish to affirm the necessity of literary researches and the application of Poetics as an effective way of reading. The thesis consists of three chapters: Chapter 1: “The Art of psychological expression of sin”; Chapter 2: “The Art of psychological expression of revenge”; Chapter 3: “The Art of psychological expression of love, tolerance and compassion” 11. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis is the material necessary for understanding the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, American romance novels 1820 – 1860; is good material science for the study of foreign literature in Vietnam.
