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Summary of the content value, artistic elements of the story First Life Lesson
I. General understanding about the author and the work
1. Author
- Tô Hoài: Born as Nguyễn Sen, he hailed from his hometown in Cát Động village, Kim Bài, Thanh Oai district, Hà Đông city; grew up in his ancestral village Nghĩa Đô, Từ Liêm, Hoài Đức (now Nghĩa Đô ward, Cầu Giấy district, Hà Nội), in a family with a tradition of craftsmanship.
+ Pen name: Besides the pen name Tô Hoài, derived from the names of two places, Tô Lịch and Hoài Đức, he had various other pen names such as Duy Phượng, Phượng Vũ, Hồng Hoa, Vũ Đột Kích...
- Personal life: Since childhood, he went through many hardships to make a living, such as selling goods, tutoring, accounting,... before transitioning to literary creation. The writer had a deep love affair with a Saigon girl named Phượng, but due to harsh conditions at that time, the relationship didn't materialize, lingering for two centuries in longing and separation. To evoke beautiful memories of his first love with that girl, in front of his workspace window, Tô Hoài always hung a basket of seaweed.
- Insights into the author's personality: Tô Hoài was always humorous, open-minded, with a very distinctive, captivating way of speaking. People loved to listen to his stories/conversations because of his familiarity, simplicity, and witty humor. However, in his work, he was always serious and dedicated, sometimes very strict with himself.
- Tô Hoài's writing style:
+ Before the August Revolution: He mainly wrote stories about animals and rural life in impoverished conditions. With keen, intelligent observations, and fresh discoveries, Tô Hoài captivated readers into the world of animals, vivid and intimate, portraying profound philosophical insights through the characters and lives of seemingly insignificant creatures. When writing about humans before the Revolution, he depicted truthfully the lives of those in suffering, despair, extreme poverty, expressing the longing for a peaceful, beautiful life for the people in the dark societal era back then.
+ After the Revolution: Tô Hoài underwent a strong transformation in ideology, writing style, and expanded themes and subjects. He not only wrote about the lives of poor people on the outskirts of Hà Nội but also extended his pen to many new regions, especially the Northwest region, with a writing style imbued with ethnic cultural colors. Regardless of the genre or the subject matter, Tô Hoài was always very successful.
2. Work: First Life Lesson
- Origin: The excerpt First Life Lesson is named by the compiler, taken from Chapter I of the novel The Adventures of Cricket by the writer Tô Hoài - his most outstanding work for children, translated into over 30 languages worldwide.
- Summary: Cricket has the appearance of a robust, healthy young man but with a volatile, arrogant, self-centered personality. He always looked down on and refused to help his neighbor, the skinny, frail Cricket Mouse. Furthermore, Cricket played tricks on Mrs. Beetle, causing Cricket Mouse to die unfairly. Through Cricket's death and Cricket Mouse's forgiving words advising Cricket to abandon his cruel, unruly nature, Cricket deeply regretted. This is also the first life lesson of Cricket.
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