Tao Kim Hai The Cock DOCX

Title	Tao Kim Hai The Cock
Author	Nemwel Capol
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tao Kim Hai was born in Vietnam. He spent his first eighteen years studying in French schools in Vietnam and at an early age, he began to write Vietnamese poems. In 1932, he went to France where he studied law, French poetry, and short stories and worked as a journalist. He has also...

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tao Kim Hai was born in Vietnam. He spent his frst eighteen years studying in French schools in Vietnam and at an early age, he began to write Vietnamese poems. In 1932, he went to France where he studied law, French poetry, and short stories and worked as a journalist. He has also written short stories and published some articles in American magazines like Esquire, Gourmet, and The New Yorker. In 1945, Hai became a member of the French Delegation to the French Conference and to the San Francisco Conference. He also became a member of the United Nations Secretariat as area specialist for Asia and the Pacifc. Tao Kim Hai's English name is Andre M. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION The Cock – agile, stubborn, impertinent, self-important and "the villain who turns out to be a hero" Young Woman – a sixteen year old girl that comes from a rich family; very gentle, loving and obedient; loves the young man with all her heart Young Man – a handsome eighteen year old boy that lives independently and is awfully poor; is in love with the young woman; owns the cock Father of the woman – the ly-troung or head of the village; is very frm yet loves his daughter dearly Mother of the woman – very superstitious on the verge that she considers them frst than listening to her daughter but still loves her daughter anyway Neighbors – prejudicial of the couple; spread gossips Relatives – keeps the family's traditions keenly SETTING The story takes place in Vietnam probably between the 1800 to the 1900 when traditions, specifcally marital traditions are still practiced and stressed. The story specifcally occurred in a certain village in Vietnam wherein two faces of "living" are pictured since the young woman comes from a very wealthy family while the young man has nothing on his name....