1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Thanh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: July 21, 1979
4. Place of birth: Gia Vien, Ninh Binh
5. Decision No. 2279/2022/QD-XHNV dated August 22, 2022, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, on the recognition of students.
6. Changes in the training process:
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7. Thesis title: The world of characters in "Debt to the Nation" and "Drifting on the Four Seas" by writer Nguyen The Ky
8. Major: Literary Theory; Code: 8229030.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh
10. Summary of the thesis results:
The world of characters in the two novels "Debt to the Nation" and "Drifting on the Four Seas," part of the historical novel series "The Nation's Thousand Miles" by writer Nguyen The Ky, is a vast world created from two main groups of characters: non-fictional characters and fictional characters. All revolve around and interact with the central character, Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc.
The world of these characters spans the revolutionary life of Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc, from his childhood to the thirty years he "wandered the four seas" searching for a way to save the country, bringing that correct path to national salvation deep into the revolutionary movement in Vietnam, until the day he officially returned to Vietnam to directly lead the revolution.
To create a vast world of characters that is both historically accurate and literary in the two novels, author Nguyen The Ky skillfully combined various artistic techniques in plot construction, creating narrative situations, placing characters within a rapidly changing system of space and time, employing different narrative perspectives, establishing narrative viewpoints, and portraying characters through their appearance, language, tone, and psychology—both real and fictional characters…
Through this, writer Nguyen The Ky offers readers his own interpretations of the image of President Ho Chi Minh: not automatically considered a great man from childhood, but his observational skills, ability to analyze contemporary reality, sensitivity to the times, and the things he did for the Vietnamese revolution are proof that he was indeed a great man of his time.
- Practical applications:
This thesis serves as a direct reference for those interested in studying the writer Nguyen The Ky, his two novels "No Nuoc Non" (Debt to the Homeland) and "Lenh Dinh Bon Bien" (Drifting on the Four Seas) in particular, the completed historical novel "Nuoc Non Van Dam" (A Thousand Miles of Homeland) in general, and the cultural and historical approach to the writer and this work. Based on this, the thesis also adds a research finding to the field of contemporary historical novels in Vietnam.
- Further research directions:
This topic could be developed in research directions such as: Expanding the research to other works by Nguyen The Ky: short stories, plays, novels… or the image of President Ho Chi Minh in contemporary Vietnamese prose, of which "Debt to the Nation" and "Drifting on the Four Seas" are typical examples.
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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Thanh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: July 21, 1979 4. Place of birth: Thi xa Ninh Binh
5. Admission decision number: 2279/2022/QD-XHNV Dated August 22, 2022 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
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7. Official thesis title: The world of characters in "No country" and "Lenh denh bon bien" by writer Nguyen The Ky
8. Major: Literary theory 9. Code: 8229030.01
10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Nguyen The Ky's historical novel series “Nuoc non van dam” includes two novels, “No nuoc non” and “Lenh denh bon bien”, which together comprise a vast world with two primary groups of people. characters from fiction and non-fiction. Everything centers around Nguyen Tat Thanh, also known as Nguyen Ai Quoc, and their interactions with one another.
The story of that character follows the revolutionary life of Nguyen Tat Thanh, also known as Nguyen Ai Quoc, from his early years until the age of thirty, during which he "floated the four seas" in search of a means to lead the path and save the nation. Up to the day he officially returned to Vietnam to take the lead in the revolution, that right national redemption was firmly ingrained in the Vietnamese revolutionary movement.
In the aforementioned two novels, author Nguyen The Ky employs a versatile blend of different artistic techniques to craft a vast universe of characters that guarantees literary and historical integrity. each other in developing the storyline, coming up with story scenarios, positioning characters in a time and space system that moves quickly, employing the narrator, crafting a narrative point of view, and depicting characters through language, tone, appearance, and psychology in both real and fictional characters, etc.
As a result, author Nguyen The Ky offers readers his personal perspectives on President Ho Chi Minh, showing them that he was not a perfect man from a young age but rather possessed keen observational skills and the capacity to assess the truth. His awareness of the times and his contributions to the Vietnamese revolution at the time demonstrated his greatness as a man of the times.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
For individuals interested in studying writer Nguyen The Ky, the two books “No country” and “Lenh denh bon bien” in particular, and the historical novel series Young Water Thousands of Miles After, the thesis is a direct reference source. The author's comprehensive mastery of the work, as well as its cultural and historical perspective. Based on this, the thesis also contributes a research finding to the body of knowledge on Vietnamese modern historical novels.
13. Further research directions, if any:
Research on this subject may be expanded in a number of ways, such as: Looking into Nguyen The Ky's other works, such as plays, novels, and short tales; or The portrayal of Uncle Ho in modern Vietnamese literature that owes among the common works are “No country” and “Lenh denh bon bien”.
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