TTLV: The world of characters in the short stories of Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu

1. Student's full name: Lam Hong Diep

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 15, 1994

4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh

5. Decision No. 4295/2016/QD-XHNV dated December 16, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:The world of characters in the short stories of Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60220121

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Van Duc – Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis analyzes, compares, and contrasts the works of Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu to highlight their shared interests in writing, while also emphasizing the unique personality of each writer: Nguyen Ngoc Tu is strongly influenced by the Southern style, while Do Bich Thuy is rich in the characteristics of the Northern mountainous region.

This study examines the diversity and complexity of the characters in the short stories of Nguyen Ngoc Tu and Do Bich Thuy through their character development techniques, aiming to clarify the profound concern, sensitivity, and subtlety of these female writers towards humanity within their respective aesthetic sensibilities.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis contributes fundamental scientific material to research on the two authors Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu in particular, and contemporary Vietnamese women's short stories in general.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Lam Hong Diep 2. Sex: female

3. Date of birth: August 18, 1986 4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh

5. Admission decision number: 4295/2016/ QD-XHNV Dated: December 16, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: none

7. Official thesis title: The World of Characters in Short Stories by Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu

8. Major: Vietnamese literature 9. Code: 60220121

10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Ph.D Ha Van Duc, the Faculty of Literature, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis studies and compares the works by Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu to point out their common interests in their short stories while highlighting the individual colors in each author: Nguyen Ngoc Tu's Southern style, and Do Bich Thuy's Northern mountainous penmanship.

Studying the diversity and complexity of characters in short stories by Nguyen Ngoc Tu and Do Bich Thuy through the art of character-building is to clarify the authors' deep concerns, sensitiveness and delicacy for humans in their aesthetic opinions.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis contributes the basic scientific resources to the research on the authors Do Bich Thuy and Nguyen Ngoc Tu in particular, and on Vietnamese short stories in general.

13. Further research directions, if any:

With historical research aboutTue Trung Thuong Si, the essay is research important premise for our next work is to decipher the logic is not in the thought and writings of Tue Trung.

14. Thesis-related publications: none