Các câu chuyện gái giang hồ từ góc độ xã hội học văn học (Làm đĩ, Đời mưa gió, Bỉ vỏ)

Abstract

This article investigates the figure of the prostitute in Vietnamese realist literature from 1932 to 1945 through three notable works: Lam di (Vu Trong Phung), Doi mua gio (Nhat Linh - Khai Hung), and Bi vo (Nguyen Hong). Drawing on the theoretical framework of literary sociology, particularly the concept of “social institution”, the study interprets the alienation of female characters not merely as personal tragedy but as the result of patriarchal norms and institutionalized oppression. Through two lines of inquiry - social deviance shaped by moral institutions and individual resistance to these institutions - the article argues that these prostitutes are not merely victims but conscious agents negotiating between individual agency and societal expectations. This study contributes to reevaluating the critical function of realist literature and broadens the conceptual understanding of alienation in the intersection of gender, morality, and power