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Date Published: 28/02/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54607/hcmue.js.22.2.4723(2025)
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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2025)
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Phạm , T. T. T., & Đàm , A. T. (2025). PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAMESE AND JAPANESE SOCIETY FROM THE INVISIBLE CHARACTER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS ISLAND (NGUYEN NGOC TU) AND LIFE CEREMONY (MURATA SAYAKA). HCMUE Journal of Science, 22(2), 389-400. https://doi.org/10.54607/hcmue.js.22.2.4723(2025)

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAMESE AND JAPANESE SOCIETY FROM THE INVISIBLE CHARACTER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS ISLAND (NGUYEN NGOC TU) AND LIFE CEREMONY (MURATA SAYAKA)

Thị Thuỳ Trang Phạm 1, Anh Thư Đàm 1,
1 Khoa Ngữ văn, trường Đại học Sư phạm TP.HCM

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Abstract

Psychological trauma is a matter of concern in many fields, including literature. Stemming from the purpose of clarifying the psychological traumas of Vietnamese and Japanese societies, the article investigates the invisible characters in the short story collections The Island by Nguyen Ngoc Tu and The Life Ceremony by Murata Sayaka. The article relies on the concept of trauma developed from Cathy Caruth to Michelle Balaev, at the same time, applying the pluralistic model in trauma research theory. Thereby, the article achieves the following results: (1) identifying the features of invisible characters and the diverse manifestations of psychological trauma in two short story collections; (2) pointing out the similarities and differences in the manifestations and etiology of psychological trauma in contemporary Vietnamese and Japanese societies. 

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invisible character, Life Ceremony, Murata Sayaka, Nguyen Ngoc Tu, psychological trauma, The Island

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