The work Grave of the Fireflies by director Takahata Isao (1988, adapted from the story by the same name written by Nosaka Akiyuki) clearly shows the lives, the situation and the difficult choices faced by the Japanese people when the Japanese empire surrendered after World War II. A thorough study of a work about war from many different perspectives can contribute a new perspectives to peace education. This article examines the reception of Grave of the Fireflies (both the novel and the film) by students in certain high schools in Ho Chi Minh City based on the Reader-Response theory, in an effort to clarify the similarities and differences in the way the works were received by students.

It utilizes the students' feedback from both the survey and separate interviews to analyze and evaluate the factors which affected the reception process. In addition, it considers the influence of education on the reception of adapted works of Japanese literature and Japanese literary adaptations by Vietnamese high school students, thereby seeing the cultural connections between Vietnam and Japan, and the importance of intercultural connections in the global context.

Authors:
Thu Vân Phan, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam
Phúc Duyệt Nguyễn, Ho Chi Minh city University of Education, Vietnam
Trọng Đoàn Trần, Ho Chi Minh city University of Education, Vietnam
Thị Tuyết Ngân Huỳnh, Ho Chi Minh city University of Education, Vietnam

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Thu Van Phan is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Ho Chi Minh University of Education in Vietnam

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