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. Student recognition decision No. 2279/2022/QD-XHNV dated August 22, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi on student recognition
6. Changes in the training process:
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7. Thesis topic: The world of characters in "Debt to the country" and "Drifting four seas" by writer Nguyen The Ky
8. Major: Literary Theory; Code: 8229030.01
9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh
10. Summary of thesis results:
The world of characters in the two novels "Debt to the Country" and "Floating Four Seas" in the historical novel series "Country of Ten Thousand Miles" by writer Nguyen The Ky is a massive world created from two main groups of characters: non-fictional characters and fictional characters. All revolve around and have relationships and interactions with the central character, Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc.
The world of that character spans the revolutionary life of Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc from his childhood to the thirty years he "drifted the four seas" looking for a way to save the country, bringing that correct path to save the country deep into the revolutionary movement in Vietnam until the day he officially returned to Vietnam to directly lead the revolution.
To create a massive world of characters that both ensures historical accuracy and literary quality in the above two novels, writer Nguyen The Ky flexibly combined different artistic techniques in building the plot, creating story situations, placing characters in a system of space and time that moves quickly and continuously, using the narrator's point of view, creating a narrative point of view, portraying characters through appearance, language, tone, and psychology in two lines of real characters and fictional characters...
Through that, writer Nguyen The Ky brings to readers his own interpretations of the image of President Ho Chi Minh: not considered a great man from childhood, but his observation, ability to analyze contemporary reality, his sensitivity to current events and the things he did for the Vietnamese revolution are proof that he is a great man of the era.
- Practical application:
The thesis is a direct reference source for those interested in researching the writer Nguyen The Ky, the two novels Debt to the Country and Floating Four Seas in particular, the historical novel series Country of Ten Thousand Miles after the author completed it in general and the cultural and historical approach to the writer and this work. On that basis, the thesis also adds a research result to the field of research on contemporary historical novels in Vietnam.
- Further research directions:
This topic can be developed in the following research directions: Expanding the research to other works of Nguyen The Ky: short stories, plays, novels... or the image of Uncle Ho in contemporary Vietnamese prose, of which Debt to the country and Floating on the four seas are typical works.
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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 demonstrate 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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