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INTRODUCTION
1. The topic seletion
1.1. Lu Xun is seen as a pioneer laying the foundations for new literature,
paving the way for the modernization of Chinese literature. Lu Xun has a very
important position in world literature, mainly due to the contribution of his
work. Lu Xun also has a great attraction for the Vietnamese audience.
1.2.Nam CAo is a true writer has an important position in Vietnamese literature
1930-1945 period, especially in the realistic literary criticism. Nearly half a
century, the people and the work of Nam Cao have attracted the researchers, theory
and criticism, along with a relatively large volume of readers.
1.3. Comparative Literature is a new subject in the field of literary studies.
Currently, the literature has become a subject of comparison captured the
attention of the majority of the research literature. Comparative Literature as a
term that has emerged over the furore, both supporters and opponents.
We know that, "literary comparison" is a subject of international research
collaboration, influence and cultural exchange, which studied the effect always occupied
an important role in literary comparison. In the process of the comparative literature, a
lot of different schools emerged because of different research focus like the typical
school of the French school, the school of the United States and the Soviet school. For
China, literary comparison is no longer something new. Currently, the literature
comparing China has made certain achievements in all aspects of construction and
academic subjects. In Vietnam, the Department of Comparative Literature gotten
people’s attention is relatively late.
2. History matters
The research project about Lu Xun and Nam Cao has became more systematic by the
research of many Chinese researchers and Vietnamese researchers,, and authoritative
research projects. However, according to the material that we have, comparing Lu Xun
and Nam Cao only through a few articles or a few postgraduate thesis written by some
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Vietnamese masters, postgraduate students is far more insufficient. To mention the

Vietnam.
5. Research Methodology:
To achieve high performance in implementing the topic of the thesis we use a
number of the following research methods: Historical comparison method – type,
Methods of analysis – synthesis, Methods of system.
6. New contributions of the thesis
- The thesis is the first work set comparison problem in a system composed
of two writers: Lu Xun and Cao.
- The thesis also contribute to enrich the history of Lu Xun and research Nam
Cao, particularly in the field of literary comparison, has important implications
for the exchange of literature and culture between the two countries.
7. The structure of the thesis:
In addition to the introduction, conclusion and bibliography, our thesis
consists of three chapters:
Chapter 1: Author Lu Xun and Nam Cao's in the context of modern Chinese
literature and Vietnam
Chapter 2: What ideas in narrative prose of Lu Xun and Nam CAo
Chapter 3: About the art in narrative prose of Lu Xun and Nam Cao
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: THE WORKS OF LU XUN AND NAM CAO IN THE CONTEXT
OF MODERN LITERATURE OF CHINA AND VIETNAM
1.1. Generalizing the Chinese modern literature from 1919 to 1949 and
Vietnamese modern literature from the early twentieth century to 1945
1.1.1. Background
For China, an ancient nation that says, never had a literature like western
literature has impact on Chinese literature so great, and also has the effect that there is
no place to hide. Under the influence of foreign literature, modern Chinese literature
grows up. Tremendous impact and depth from theory to compose and around areas
such as: poetry, novels, plays, prose and literary movements, the vast majority of

mix with the cultural revolution that contingent increasingly large. Many artists also
died in the battlefield, express the soldiers mettle as Cu Thu Bach, An Phu Chinese
modern literature has achieved much success with many writers causing strong mark
on literature, become the object of extensive research in many countries around the
world such as Japan, South Korea, United States , Britain, France, Russia, including
Vietnam. Chinese modern literature is the literature of the times, "Lu Xun". Lu Xun
has laid the foundation for the development of Chinese modern literature.
1.1.3. Vietnamese modern literature from 1900 – 1945
Vietnamese literature from the early twentieth century has officially entered the
modernization process. We divided into two phases: the period 1900 - 1930: assigned
thoi.Giai second phase: 1930 – 1945
It can be said that, until 1945, literature has come a long way on the path of
modernization, with the typical facial and outstanding farm office. South High is a
typical pen in the final stages from 1930-1945. His work has enriched more modern
prose Viet Nam, complete the modernization of national literature.
1.2. Overview of the literary writing career of Lu Xun and Nam Cao
Lu Xun and Nam Cao were born in the Middle of period that China and Vietnam
were under extremely brutal feudal tyranny decay. Nam Cao and Lu Xun's life is an
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uncompromising process of striving for a noble personality - personality in life and
personality in creative arts, and not just with the pen, but also by the gesture, not afraid
of difficulties, not hit dangerous to life, dare to fight for the people. The two have a lot
in meeting the life and ideas to recommend in the literature.
1.2.Literary career writing of Lu Xun
1.2.2. Literary career writing of Nam Cao
1.3. Position of the two writers in modern literature of China and Vietnam in the
short story category
Nam Cao Lu Xun's short stories and many meeting points. It's a huge legacy, not
bulky volume which is rich in ideological content and artistic value. Both writers live
in a time when China and Viet Nam are in a similar situation: the intrusion of the West

Xun, one can say that obsession reader by pressing that, tormented a constant
before the pre-ulcer pulling to, paralyzing the Chinese people for centuries . Lu
Xun spleen pen on the ends of the block was divided was to detect, these kinds
of tragedies of the different types of intellectuals in contemporary Chinese
society: the feudal intellectuals, petty bourgeois , intellectual democracy.
Understand the tragedy of the intellectual character of Lu Xun's short stories
will find that Lu Xun's heart with his compatriots. It contributes in large part to the
expression of thought beyond the age of the writer.
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2.1.1.1. Critique of the intellectual character incompetence, impotence,
weakness, pain Coward
Writing on the subject of intellectual, Lu Xun's work shows very clearly
one thing: Drama alienation is the most painful tragedy of man. Most of the
intellectual character of Lu Xun failed ambitions, ideals themselves easily become
discontent, despair. As people do not have a field, in the end, they all fall prey to
corruption, erosion of human dignity. They go against the ambitions and aspirations nice
original itself. More painful, they turn themselves into victims of the what they enemy
ghet. Thai previously Lu Xun's when describing this tragedy helps us to see that
intellectuals: The fate of Confucian intellectuals Study in feudal society has tragic
decline. So, to save myself, to survive in a new social conditions, they have to change,
thought reform, to put yourself in a relationship with society, to live with responsibility
not only for itself, but with the times.
2.1.1.2. Pointing out the need to remould intellectuals
That is the only request, thought reform intellectuals need to get rid of "empty
thought" and "unshakable determination."
Through the tragedy of self, authority, Interlibrary Wei, Lu Xun pointed out the nature
of the intellectuals, the tragedies they faced and which also saw the cause of the
tragedy . For his work in this topic is to show them the way to be able to escape the
tragedy. That is the revolutionary way to participate, enjoy yourself in the life of the
masses, and his transformation, overcoming individualism. So, people can get the

2.2 Human and social problems in the narratives proses written about Lu Xun's
and Nam Cao’s farmers
2.2.1 Human and social problems in Lu Xun and Nam Cao’s narrative proses
that writes about farmers
Lu Xun write deeply farmers. The work describes the life and thoughts, groans,
suffering and tragedy of the Chinese farmers in the early 20th century. Chinese farmer
Lu Xun understanding, love dearly ethnic Chinese. We can feel the sincere and deep
feelings of the writer through avatar Nhuan Turkey, Hai Duong aunt in the country see
the deteriorating life of farmers; through Nhuan breathing in incense and aging Sailing
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in the smoker can see the confusion, paralysis awareness of farmers; through mistaking
aunt in the blessing ceremony that was conscious protest and tragedy can not escape the
fate of farmers; via AQ AQ The main story see deformed farmers and alienation.
2.2.1.1. Environment issues of "national character" of the Chinese people.
Modern Chinese society is the most suitable piece of land to produce
allowed AQ spiritual victory. Through typical creation AQ, Lu Xun pen proved
sober and profound. He does not see things in the external symbols, not one
sided. He criticized the expression backward ignorance of farmers, at the same
time struck the revolutionary capabilities of their potential. His creative process
is the typical process of a pen master of realism, because here is the close
synchronization between generalization and differentiation with aesthetic rules
which key words of Lu Xun is: quietly observe, mind to mind, then mental
focus, put the pen is not not alone using a model. AQ main story thus becomes a
typical "unique" of modern Chinese literature, a masterpiece of world literature.
2.2.1.2.

The limitations of the Chinese character farmers
First of all, it's easy to recognize one of the left side of the character of their
era farmers Lu Xun is burdened to spiritual victory. Besides, the attitude of
indifferent to the suffering of fellow human beings is an inherent disease must

for four bullies evil three easily ruled and gorgeous. In addition, we can see that
vanity is one of the left side of the character of the farmers. Besides, only meet your
personal preferences but lack of love, the most minimal understanding of people and
is one of the downsides of character that farmers Nam Cao to focus on operators.
Farmers Nam Cao described the evil, but it is still extremely poor, because they were
circumstances for corruption.
Can see a special similarity between the two works AQ series and Chi Pheo.
Besides, Wall Lam aunt works of Lu Xun and Aunt of Nam Cao also has a similar
special.
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Chapter 3: SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ART OF SELF
PROSE LU XUN AND NAM CAO
3.1. Plot and Structure in Lu Xun and Nam Cao's narrative prose
3.1.1. Plot and narrative structure in prose of Lu Xun
The plot and story structure is one of the new aspects expressed in writing
short stories of Lu Xun. First can confirm, in the works of Lu Xun, the story is
no longer the most important factor, especially no li elements each, dramatic.
Lu Xun's short stories, in terms of layout and structure is relatively diverse,
unique. we divided into several categories as follows: First, get the details to
arrange the structure. Monday is the place where the policy is to arrange the
structure. Tuesday is the structural arrangement of a combination of locations
and circumstances, location changes, indicating a developing story, but the plot
development, the scene change as well, like the theatrical.
Lu Xun was a combination of splicing the details and layout of the space
wisely, making his works have forms of structural diversity: Structural reverse;
beginning and ending in discourse; arrangement interconnecting sections
describe
3.1.2. Plot and narrative structure in prose of Nam Cao
Writer "modern" most realistic prose of Vietnam before the revolution,

typical characteristics in typical circumstances.
When building typical character, Lu Xun was very interested in the traditional method
described which originated painting: "dragon drawing points eyes" (Wolong points). And
white represent calligraphy applied an ingenious way.
Generally, in the works of Lu Xun, we can enjoy the legal prospectus represent
in outline, describe characters and situations vividly bright, wonderful spirit. Just
watching a zebra traits know the panther (press).
3.2.2. Nam Cao with the legal specifications deformed portrait of the character
One of the elements that make up the talents of Nam Cao art is typical of
the character in his own way. We can recognize some of the characters of Nam
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Cao Friday (Living and tear), TB Crane (Crane), go to Hao (Hao), and
especially the character Chi Pheo (Chi Pheo) are part carried out, even the
people in the village of Great Royal, Ly Nhan Government, Henan. Nam Cao
were based on real people in the village of Dai Hoang, exploiting the "everyday" of
them in the spirit of objectivity, according to the case law of the world to create a
colorful character with his positive new features, attractive readers.
3.3. Language arts in the narrative prose of Lu Xun and Nam Cao
3.3.1. Language arts in the narrative prose of Lu Xun
3.3.1.1. The massification of the narrative language
Lu Xun advocated "had also use colloquial language, to write, if not then
we do not understand each other as piles of sand left." With the notion that, Lu
Xun language that uses all the words of the working people, is selling her tofu,
his wife car. He is therefore one of the first to open the doors for artistic creation
to receive modern language, clear easy to understand, provide literature for the
majority of the people are ordinary people.
Can confirm that, always write out the words deeply touched his heart, and
together with the profound philosophy is a prominent feature in the words foreign
lyrical theme of Lu Xun. Foreign lyrical words of Lu Xun both hot as fire and cold
as ice. Language in Lu Xun's short stories will not only have discreet lyrical, dense,

Language narrative in the works of Nam Cao is one of the factors that
draws readers to the work. It should be emphasized that the style of the novel's
unique Nam Cao is expressed first of all in language storyteller. Narrative
language in this work is the cold language of pain. Narrative language, or
indirect words in the short story Highly complex organizations: superposition
stages, mix blend many voices (language inside, outside language); voice
author, first-person narrator voices (my character), the invisible third character
voices
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But if I stand in angle versatility voice, can be divided into short stories Nam
Cao into two categories. One is interwoven blend voice, difficult to detect the
main voice, friends, mainstream voice. Other, with a voice that emerges
dominant position. The first story account for a relatively large ratio of Nam
Cao’s short stories. In general, the composition Nam Cao there is a mix of art
language, thus creating a language system is very diverse, a Nam Cao’s style
very unusual in modern English literature.
3.3.2.2. Psychological dialogue language
We point out some features in the use of speech of Nam Cao: First, can see
that Nam Cao use everyday language with little dialogue, natural and real.
Second, the dialogue in the works of Nam Cao mostly psychological in nature
dialogue. Tuesday, can be easily seen, the dialogue of the short story and Nam
Cao novels often have voice narration.
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Interior monologue with inherent quality of character
As a writer of psychological realism, Nam Cao to exploit inner monologue
with all of nature, the nature and strength of it. One is, in the works of Nam Cao,
inner monologue appear with high level plays an important role in building the
character and style of the writer's art. Second, the inner monologue intrinsic
nature of dialogue

and agreed before the suffering of farmers, said clear their confusion and
paralysis, and conduct offensive. South High, he highlights the tragedy that the
spirit of the petty bourgeoisie in the old society, the accusations incredibly deep
shock and pity the farmers at the bottom of society, say they not only suffer
physically, they are suffering mentally, but also full of torment, agonizing,
urgently tracing the cause of the tragedy is not exit of farmers.
The art of narrative prose of Lu Xun and Nam Cao, through the plot, structure
and language, we can explain the cause of the encounter between the two writers
of this country: the literature China and India are in the modern era and a lot of
contact with culture, Western literature.
In short, with this thesis, again, we want to confirm the value and nothing can
change the position of Lu Xun and Nam Cao in the history of Chinese literature
and Vietnam. Both writers have made undeniable contributions to the literature
two peoples and human literature.
Compare Lu Xun's narrative prose and Nam Cao, on the basis of the context
of two modern Chinese literature and Vietnam, through the analysis of the
specific composition of the two writers, we try to comparison highlights: the
similarities and differences in the content and artistic aspects in the works of two
writers. But due to time and other factors should not avoid the shortcomings
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thesis. Would your teachers with additional comments to our conditions will
continue to improve its work.