On Tien-hsin Chu’s identity narration and her social practices as intellectual.

• Main Authors: Yu-ShanKang, 康毓珊
• Other Authors: Sheng-kuan Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96155470099124020768

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 台灣文學系碩博士班 === 99 === This paper aims to begin with the standpoint of how Tien-hsin Chu prides herself as an intellectual, focusing on her literary works and social practice after her “radical change” to examine whether the narration of identification and memory under different identity and context is sufficient to support her all the way to uphold the position of intellectuals. Different from other works which discuss the identification and memory construction focusing on Chu’s upbringing (growing up in a mainlander’s military community, receiving party-state education with national identity) and the interaction and influence of society and time, this paper emphasizes on examining Chu’s characteristics of being an intellectual besides discussing the identification and memory of her literary works and pointing out and summarizes how Chu puts together each pieces of memory to completion when she places herself in certain positions. First of all, the definition of the term "identity" must be clarified without judging Chu’s inherent identification; instead, the focus will be placed on the possibility of narrative identity, and understanding the importance of how historical scenes are preferred in Chu’s work with an open point of view. Moreover, a reflection on if the Taiwan society which Chu dislikes then was really so unbearable is needed. The identification is to becoming more mobile or more static? Next, this paper discusses Chu’s literary works and social practice respectively. With the observation in her various identities and angles (novelist, middle age, middle class), Chu writes about people or things already forgotten or might be forgotten by the contemporary society. The reason of her writing and her expected result is hoping that we can see a dimension of contemporary Taiwan which was regarded by Chu to be not easily included into so-called "mainstream" collective memory through the points that she concerns (“the odd people”, Taiwan under current news criticism, family and social welfare…). This is the process of a writer who does not use “different personal memory” as her aspiration, but attempts to use fractions of history that consists of the forgotten and neglected times to confront contemporary collective consciousness. However, can such attempt stand the challenges and be recognized by universal value under the examination of her so called intellectual point of view? This paper will examine her literary works through her social practices in recent years. A writer who calls herself an intellectual should understand that her words and behavior will lead the readers to another area where the readers can feel what the writer sees and feels, and understand the thoughts and emotions which the writer puts into her works. An intellectual must make macro, transcendent, and time-tested comments to make all she has done worthwhile.