1. Student's full name: Do Thi Linh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: May 1, 1998 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong
5. Decision No. 1811/2021/QD-XHNV dated September 8, 2021, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: ………………………………………………………
7. Thesis title: Character and Identity Crisis in John Steinbeck's "East of Eden"
8. Major: Foreign Literature Code: 8229030.03
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy
10. Summary of the thesis results:
- John Steinbeck's novel, *East of Eden*, is an epic tale about America and its people, about father-son, mother-son, brotherly, and marital relationships, about love and desire, about life and death… Steinbeck wrote *East of Eden* at a time when America was beginning to re-evaluate racial issues with the civil rights movement gaining momentum; the journey of the characters in the work shows that the formation and transformation of human identity is not simple, but complex with many nuances.
- Each generation of the Trask family reenacts the same ancient myth of Cain and Abel, each, in their own way, facing and grappling with the problem of Evil. For Steinbeck, Evil always exists; it is an unavoidable aspect of humanity. However, through the characters' journeys through crisis and the creation of new identities, beliefs, and convictions, he conveys the message that each individual has the freedom to conquer and subdue Evil through their own choices. This is the "Timshel" commitment that the character Lee interprets and gives new meaning to.
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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Do Thi Linh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: May 1, 1998 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong
5. Admission decision number: 1811/2021/QD-XHNV Dated: September 8, 2021
6. Changes in academic process: .........................................................................................
7. Official thesis title: Characters and crisis identity in “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck
8. Major: Foreign Literatures 9. Code: 8229030.03
10. Supervisors: PhD. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden is an epic story about America and its people, about father and son, mother and child, brotherhood, husband and wife, love and lust, and life and death... Steinbeck wrote East of Eden at a time when America was beginning to reassess racial issues with the growing civil rights movement. The journey of the characters in the work shows that the path of the formation and transformation of human identity is not simple but complicated with many nuances.
- Each generation of the Trask family re-enacts the same ancient myth of Cain and Abel, and they also face and grapple with the problem of evil. For Steinbeck, evil has always existed; it is an inevitable human thing, but through the characters' journey to overcome the crisis and create new identities, new beliefs, and new convictions, he transmits the message that everyone has the freedom to conquer and conquer evil by his own choice. It is the commitment “Timshel” that the character Lee interprets and gives new meaning to.
12. Practical applicability, if any: .............................................................................................
13. Further research directions, if any: ................................................................................
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