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The Tale of Kiều

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The Tale of Kiều	comment	The Tale of Kiều is an epic poem in Vietnamese written by Nguyễn Du (1765–1820), considered the most famous poem and a classic in Vietnamese literature. The original title in Vietnamese is Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh (A New Cry From a Broken Heart), but it is better known as Truyện Kiều (Tale of Kiều).In 3,254 verses, written in lục bát ("six–eight") meter, the poem recounts the life, trials and tribulations of Thúy Kiều, a beautiful and talented young woman, who has to sacrifice herself to save her family. To save her father and younger brother from prison, she sells herself into marriage with a middle-aged man, not knowing that he is a pimp, and is forced into prostitution. While modern interpretations vary, some post-colonial writers have interpreted it as a critical, allegorical reflection on the rise of the Nguyễn dynasty.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Nguyễn Du made use of the plot of a seventeenth-century Chinese novel, Jīn Yún Qiào (Chinese: 金雲翹), known in Vietnamese pronunciation of Chinese characters as Kim Vân Kiều. The original, written by an otherwise unknown writer under the pseudonym Qīngxīn Cáirén (Chinese: 青心才人 "Pure-Hearted Man of Talent"), was a straightforward romance, but Nguyễn Du chose it to convey the social and political upheavals at the end of the 18th century in Vietnam.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_1909dc30	type	Died Standing Up
The Tale of Kiều / int_1909dc30	comment	Died Standing Up: Từ Hải's ultimate fate, with arrows stuck in him.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_34889673	type	Gender Flip
The Tale of Kiều / int_34889673	comment	During her marriage to Từ Hải, Kiều engages in this with him. In a Gender Flip, the narration likens him to a phoenix, with her sitting astride him like a dragon. Dragons and phoenixes are, respectively, metaphors for kings and queens, men and women. After being used as a Sex Slave and an object bought and sold for so long, Kiều finally has agency and calls the shot in their loving, mutually affectionate relationship.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_813afa05	type	Defiled Forever
The Tale of Kiều / int_813afa05	comment	Played with in the ending: Kiều believes herself to be Defiled Forever. Therefore, she is no longer "good" and cannot engage in "good sex" with Kim.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_a30c287	type	Good Parents
The Tale of Kiều / int_a30c287	comment	Good Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Vương, by all accounts, love their children and behave kindly towards them. They don't blame Kiều for surreptitiously courting Kim, and grieve with her when she is forced to sell herself into slavery. They also tried to stop her, but she persuaded them that she was their only hope.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_bdd027c5	type	Den of Iniquity
The Tale of Kiều / int_bdd027c5	comment	Den of Iniquity: The "green pavilions" (read: brothels) that Kiều gets sold to.
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The Tale of Kiều / int_d08595d3	type	Broken Bird
The Tale of Kiều / int_d08595d3	comment	Broken Bird: Kiều, after all the trauma she has gone through. There's a glimmer of hope in her reaction to Kim's final speech asserting that now that she has returned, she is whole once again, and he still loves her regardless of her life experiences.
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	The Tale of Kiều	hasFeature	Hooker with a Heart of Gold / int_978b2faf
	The Tale of Kiều	hasFeature	Vietnamese Media / int_978b2faf

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