i. as Rebels: Writers and political thinkers began idealising who rebelled against social norms. In the 1930s, a famous novel by Nhat Linh caused a scandal because it showed a woman leaving a forced marriage and marrying someone of her choice, someone who was involved in nationalist politics.
ii. Heroes of Past Times: Rebel of the past were similarly celebrated. In 1913, the nationalist Phan Boi Chau wrote a play based on the lives of the Trung sisters who had fought against ** domination in 39-43 CE. In this play he depicted these sisters as patriots fighting to save the Vietnamese nation from the ***.
iii. One of the most venerated was Trieu Au who lived in the third century CE. She left home, went into the jungles, organised a large army and resisted *** rule.
iv. as Warriors- In the 1960s, photographs in magazines and journals showed as brave fighters.
v. as workers -They helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground rooms and tunnels and fighting the .
vi. in Times of Peace Now the image of as workers begins to predominate.
