Characteristics of Phan Thi Vang Anh's short stories

THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION



Maybe you are interested!

DINH THI HONG HANH

CHARACTERISTICS OF SHORT STORIES BY PHAN THI VANG ANH

Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.34

MASTER'S THESIS IN LITERATURE

Thai Nguyen, 2012

THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION



DINH THI HONG HANH

CHARACTERISTICS OF SHORT STORIES BY PHAN THI VANG ANH

Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.34

MASTER'S THESIS IN LITERATURE

Scientific instructor: Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Tuan Anh

Thai Nguyen, 2012

COMMITMENT

I hereby certify that the scientific thesis topic: "Characteristics of Phan Thi Vang Anh's short stories" with the data and research results in the thesis are honest and have never been published in any other work, and are entirely my own research work.

Author

Dinh Thi Hong Hanh

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Tuan Anh - the teacher who has wholeheartedly guided and imparted valuable knowledge and experience so that I can complete this thesis.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the teachers of the Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies - Thai Nguyen University for their enthusiastic teaching and help during my study and research at the school.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all my family and friends who have always supported and encouraged me throughout the past time!

In the process of doing the thesis, due to limitations in terms of time, budget and professional qualifications, there are inevitably shortcomings.

We look forward to receiving valuable comments from teachers, scientists, and friends!

Thank you very much!

Thai Nguyen, date month year 2012

Author

Dinh Thi Hong Hanh

INDEX

Page

Commitment i

Thanks ii

Table of Contents iii

INTRODUCTION 1

1- Reason for choosing topic 1

2- Problem history 2

3- Research objects and scope 5

4- Research methods 6

5- Thesis structure 7

6- Contribution of the thesis 7

CONTENT SECTION 8

Chapter 1: MAIN INSPIRATION IN PHAN'S SHORT STORIES

THI VANG ANH 8

1.1. General inspiration: When people are young 8

1.2. Exposing the contradictions in life and psychological conflicts of

youth of the 17th century

1.3. Contemporary Youth: Choices and Commitments 24

Chapter 2: TYPICAL CHARACTER TYPES IN

SHORT STORY PHAN THI VANG ANH 30

2.1. The character type with many experiences 31

2.2. Lonely, skeptical, helpless character 37

2.3. Character personality, "edge" 44

2.4. The art of character building 48

2.4.1. Character building through individual traits 49

2.4.2. The art of describing character psychology 52

Chapter 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF LANGUAGE AND TONE IN THE STORY

SHORT PHAN THI VANG ANH 58

3.1. The writer's (narrator's) language 58

3.2. Character language 61

3.2.1. Dialogue language 62

3.2.2. Monologue Language 66

3.3. Tone 69

3.3.1. Critical inspiration dominates and creates the satirical tone,

ironic, casual 71

3.3.2. Tormented, skeptical, helpless tone 76

CONCLUSION 80

REFERENCES 84

INTRODUCTION

I- REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE TOPIC

1- In the movement of contemporary prose, short stories, although a “small genre” , have developed quite strongly and achieved many remarkable achievements. Vietnamese short stories in the renovation period have attracted the attention of many readers because of a series of young writers with abundant writing ability and constant creativity. This is a period when there is a profound awakening of personal consciousness in the writing community. Each writer wants to have his own exploration of ideology and art. Therefore, in literary life, a series of unique personalities and styles appear.

2- Each artist feels about the objective real world differently, so the reproduction and reflection are also different. The only basis for examining and identifying their realistic picture is the work of art. Their own mark is the foundation for them to build their own artistic world, creating unique aesthetic signs that make up the writer's style. Phan Thi Vang Anh is one of the young writers of modern Vietnamese literature, alongside prominent names such as Nguyen Ngoc Tu, Y Ban, Nguyen Binh Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thu Hue, Ngo Phan Luu, etc. Although she has just appeared, Phan Thi Vang Anh has been known by many people with many different genres such as poetry, short stories, film scripts, skits, essays... and most recently, modern documentary films. In that versatile face, there is always a sharp, delicate and contemporary spirit of the writer. In just a short time, Phan Thi Vang Anh has consecutively received many awards for works in the following genres:

Award of the Vietnam Writers Association in 1994 for the story collection When People Are Young.

First prize for very short story of New World magazine - 1995 for the work Late Flowers.

Hanoi Writers Association Award for the poetry collection Send to VB.

3- Choosing the topic Characteristics of Phan Thi Vang Anh's short stories , the thesis wants to highlight the unique ideological and artistic values in the works of this young writer.

II- HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM

1- Phan Thi Vang Anh was born in 1968, the daughter of poet Che Lan Vien and writer Vu Thi Thuong. Graduated from the University of Medicine and became a general practitioner, but Phan Thi Vang Anh chose the path of literature. A young talent, a writer with a long tradition who was established right from her first collection of stories, Phan Thi Vang Anh has become a valuable writer of contemporary Vietnamese literature, contributing to creating a new look for literature since 1986.

Phan Thi Vang Anh first came to literature by writing poetry, writing a lot and writing very naturally. Vang Anh wrote stories published in the Red Scarf newspaper. Immediately after graduating from the University of Medicine, Vang Anh published the story collection When People Are Young and the collection immediately caused public opinion. This book was awarded by the Vietnam Writers Association in 1994. Two years later she became a member of the Writers Association.

Phan Thi Vang Anh was once evaluated as “a versatile short story writer, sometimes solemn, sometimes sharp and sweet, sometimes passionate....Phan Thi Vang Anh's writing style is explosive, bearing the mark of a mature person...” (15.6). “Vang Anh has precise thinking...her thinking is as fast as lightning, as sharp as a knife and as sharp as a needle...”.

Main works:

When People Are Young (Collection of Stories 1993) was translated and published in France. At Home (Story-1994)

Characteristics of Phan Thi Vang Anh's short stories - 1

Comment