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1. Reference Article 1
Little Hong is the main character, the autobiographical character written as the spokesperson and embodiment of the writer Nguyen Hong. Little Hong has a bitter and miserable childhood. His father died early due to drug addiction, his mother left him to seek a living abroad due to poverty. He had to live in the coldness of relatives next to his maternal grandmother's house. But Hong is also an intelligent, sensitive boy. When hearing the malicious words and dirty thoughts of his aunt, he keenly perceives her evil intentions. Little Hong has a heart that loves his mother dearly. Despite his aunt's constant badmouthing of his mother, Hong's love for his mother remains deep and intact. He has a heart that always yearns for happiness with his kind mother. When coming home from school, he coincidentally meets his mother. He is extremely happy when he meets his mother in her arms. It can be said that Little Hong is the image of a childhood full of unhappiness but still radiates a deep, loving heart, leaving an impression on the reader.
2. Reference Article 3
Little Hong is a boy with an unhappy childhood but has an incredibly pure and abundant loving soul. His father indulged in gambling and drugs, passed away early, and his mother had to seek a living abroad. Meanwhile, he had to live with his passionate and cold aunt, who constantly planted bad images of his mother in his young mind to alienate him from his mother. However, Hong abandoned his aunt's malicious words, placed strong trust in his mother, and resented the cruel prejudices that separated him from his mother. More than anyone else, he always wanted to live in love, to be cared for by his mother, to be pampered... like other children. Now, his mother is his happiness, his only desire. And then, on his teacher's death anniversary, his mother returned. Hong was ecstatic beyond words. Overflowing, lost in happiness lying in his mother's arms, being tenderly cared for by his mother. All the pain, all the words of his aunt, were forgotten - floated away lightly like a cloud. In his heart now, there is only happiness. Through this, we see Hong as a filial child, with a pure soul and moreover, he has a burning love for his unfortunate mother: perhaps the clearest expression of sacred maternal love.
3. Reference Article 2
Reading 'In Mother's Heart,' we encounter a very pitiful, lovely Little Hong, amidst suffering, his loving heart still devoted to his mother wholeheartedly. He lives in a very unfortunate situation. He was born into an unhappy marriage, then his father died of drug addiction, his mother had to seek a living abroad, far from home and family, he lived with wealthy but cruel relatives. Despite living in pain, his heart still remains full of love for his mother. His aunt always speaks harshly, constantly planting doubts and contempt for his mother in his innocent soul. But he pays no attention and always remembers his mother with the most beautiful memories. His love for his mother makes him have strong, decisive thoughts, wanting to protect his mother with all his heart. He wishes customs like stones or glass would shatter into pieces when chewed. It is the awakening of love in his heart that makes him want to rise up to protect his unfortunate, pitiful mother. Love is also expressed through the meeting between mother and son. After days of separation, he rushes into his mother's arms as if to satisfy his longing, his desire for love. He wants to be hugged, cared for in utmost happiness by his mother. The excerpt has shown the various emotions of Little Hong, a child's soul full of wounds but his love for his mother is abundant, intense, showing sacred and noble maternal love.
4. Reference Article 5
The excerpt Within Mother's Heart is a bittersweet blend of the author's own memories - the boy born into an unfortunate family: a father addicted, wasting away, dying next to a lamp of opium, a mother struggling, forced to seek sustenance far away, young Hong had to endure the cold, harsh scorn of his own kin. He faced cruel aunts, always 'smiling' – evoking the image of those who appear kind but are inwardly wicked, capable of murder without a knife. More terrifyingly, this cruelty was directed towards his innocent nephew. The emotional turmoil of young Hong in the story is narrated through all the pain of terrifying, haunting childhood memories. Amazingly, those pages help us understand a simple, natural truth: Mother is the only one in the world, and the mother-child bond is an unbreakable thread.
5. Reference Article 5
Hong is a pitiful boy in feudal society, living in the coldness of his extended family, especially his aunt. His aunt always tries to erase his pure love for his mother, but no, he always believes in his mother, protecting her, and his love for her grows even stronger. That love is enough to dissolve all the boundaries of cruelty that his aunt sets, and his love for his mother has enabled young Hong to overcome everything, leaving only the sacred motherly love here, which will never be lost no matter what the circumstances.
6. Reference Article 7
The excerpt Within Mother's Embrace is a mix of bitter and sweet memories of the author himself - a boy born into an unhappy family: his father addicted to drugs and eventually dying next to an opium lamp, his mother impoverished and forced to seek a living far from home, leaving him to live in the cold and cruel treatment of his own relatives. The boy had to face his cruel aunt, always 'smiling' - which evokes the image of a person who is 'superficially friendly but internally malicious, capable of killing without a knife.' More terrifyingly, that cruelty was directed at his innocent nephew. The emotional developments of young Hong in the story are recounted with all the painful memories of a terrifying childhood. Amazingly, those pages help us understand a simple, natural truth: Mother is the only one in the world, and the mother-child bond is an unbreakable bond. Before meeting his mother: Fairly speaking, if we only look at the outward life of Hong, we could say he is still luckier than many wandering children because he still has a home and blood relatives to rely on after his father's death and mother's departure. But can we call it a family when those very relatives - represented by his cruel aunt - play the role of harsh guardians? That innocent heart is truly precious. For Hong, his mother is always the best and most beautiful person. The love of a child has helped him overcome the prejudices that his aunt has instilled in his heart.
7. Reference Article 6
Within each of us, perhaps 'maternal love' is still the most beautiful and sacred feeling. Because the image of mother is deeply ingrained in the mind of every child. We encounter that sacred affection in the excerpt Within Mother's Embrace by author Nguyen Hong. Reading the passage, readers cannot help but be moved by the love of little Hong for his pitiful mother. Hong has gone through no less painful trials to preserve his love for his mother amidst the disdain, jealousy, and unique cruelty of his wealthy relatives. Even though his aunt injected negative thoughts about his mother into his head, causing Hong to estrange himself from his mother, he still deeply trusts and loves her. The intense love for his mother always wells up within him. When he comes home from school and sees a figure on a car that looks a lot like his mother, without needing to confirm if it is his mother, Hong runs, chasing after her calling out confusedly: Auntie! Auntie! Auntie...! Those calls stem from the longing to see his mother that has been pent up inside the boy all this time. The agony of the young heart bursts into a call. Finally, after months of waiting and yearning, the longing is fulfilled, Hong is 'within his mother's embrace.' He bursts into tears, overwhelmed with joy when his mother tenderly caresses him. In her embrace, he feels peace, the mother-child bond is truly sacred and noble to the fullest extent. That deep affection creates the literary beauty in the memoir of Nguyen Hong, 60 years ago...
