當代垂灣女作家小說中的母子關係
Mother/Son
Taiwanese
Relationship in Contemporary
Women Writers's Fiction
Lee Shi Fan
Department of Chinese The University of Hong KongAbstract
This thesis explores 曲em剖emal. relationship of male characters 旭 fiction by contemporary Tai-wanese women writers. It is organized in four sections. Section one explains how the male characters are invariable bound by their matemal dependence, as infants and continuation into their adulthood. Section two points out that contempora可 Taiwanesewomen writers have abandoned the ever-loving matemal stereo可阱， replacing it wi也 the dark side of motherhood. The repressive motherly
characteris-tiαare particularly evident in their fiction. How the male characters cope with maternal repression is central in this discussion. Section three examines the negative impact on the male characters by their repressive mothers. It is discussed, from a psychological perspective, how the mental growth of the male characters be匈 deformed by matemal press叮e血e last section exposes 也e male struggle and hope-lessness, based on their depicted rebellion, retreat and surrender under the motherly figure. "The help,.
less creature" 一一-becomes their final portrayal.
keywords: contemporary Taiwanese women writers nal repression
matemal relationship of male characters
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