TỪ NGUỒN GỐC CHẤN THƯƠNG ĐẾN HÓA GIẢI CHẤN THƯƠNG:TRƯỜNG HỢP THUYỀN CỦA NGUYỄN ĐỨC TÙNG

FROM THE ORIGINS OF TRAUMA TO TRAUMA RECOVERY: THE CASE OF NGUYEN DUC TUNG'S THUYEN

Abstract

Trauma is a significant topic and attracts profound attention in contemporary literature due to its origins in not only current social issues but also past events. Drawing upon his own authentic experience, Nguyen Duc Tung wrote Thuyen, which conveys the hues of trauma from a loss and sorrow-filled historical period. In it, Nguyen Duc Tung delineates the formation of trauma and expresses the desire to overcome the suffering that trauma causes. The article aims to present two issues: the origins of trauma and several methods to heal trauma in Thuyen, grounded in trauma theory and the mechanism of writing therapy. Through this, the article demonstrates that Thuyen is not only a crystallization of everlasting pain and haunting memories but also maps out the author’s path to self-healing through writing the novel.