From The Literature Of Modern Aboriginal Aboriginal History And Culture And The Reality Of The Situation

Literature reflects life. The modern Taiwan aboriginal literature which has continuously developed and grew during several decades, is just like a mountain which had hidden rich culture of forest and marine and valuable life wisdom of Taiwan aborigines. The dissertation tries to discuss the history and culture as well as the real situation of Taiwan aborigines which were showed by the modern Taiwan aboriginal literature, and to discuss the reality significance of existence and development of the Taiwan aboriginal literature under the historical background which calls for multi-culture.Taiwan aborigines are the earliest inhabitants and exploiters in Taiwan. The quantitative data from linguistics, anthropology and archeology have showed that their history could be tracked to seven thousand years ago. They have formed particular mode of existence, customs and culture for thousands of years. All of these are released distinctive life brilliance by the writing of the Taiwan aboriginal writers, which make us unclose the mysterious veil of the Taiwan aborigines and feel pulsation of their life.With the development of the times, the modern capitalism economic system has made impact on the traditional society of Taiwan aborigines, their original tribal clan system, traditional religious beliefs as well as language and culture declined. Taiwan aborigines have been struggling between tradition and modern, and searching for their living space in reality. The modern Taiwan aboriginal writers impersonal exhibited confusion and misunderstanding that aborigines suffered in reality, which have reflected the real situation of aborigines in society.The modern Taiwan aboriginal literature records the history of aborigines, narrates current situation of aborigines and expects the future of aborigines. We have learned the massive sense of aboriginal history and culture, the severity of their current situation as well as the reflection and expectation of aborigines to their folk.Chapter I in the dissertation mainly discusses the history of Taiwan aborigines which was showed by the modern Taiwan aboriginal literature. Before the traditional society of Taiwan aborigines had not collapsed, the clan chamber system was once an important organization which kept a tribe run normally, and age organization which centered around the clan chamber system was the rite of passage for every young man to undergo necessarily in the tribe, which witnessed a little boy become a mature man. And the life impressions of traditional women in tribes also were showed by the writing of the aboriginal writers; we can feel their charming characters from these literary works. Besides, all kinds of traditional tribe fiestas also have kept the trace of aboriginal history, which have recurred their splendid past and particular life customs. In modern times, the history of Taiwan aborigines fighting against Japanese invaders also added a bold heroism to the history of Taiwan aborigines. After 1980s, the modern national movement of Taiwan aborigines has written a new chapter of aborigines asserting national authority.Chapterâ…¡mainly discusses the particular folk culture of Taiwan aborigines which was showed by the modern literature of Taiwan aborigines. Hunting is the oldest way for aborigines to survive for life. The modern literature of Taiwan aborigines not only showed the heroic bearing of hunters in old days, but also described the grievance of modern hunters. What can the hunters do without mountain and forest? Besides, wine culture that was closely linked to the life of aborigines also underwent the fate transition from holiness to bad custom. The modern literature of Taiwan aborigines explained the reason why good wine culture turned into serious drunk problem in aboriginal society. And tattooing culture in aboriginal literature showed us the particular culture connotation of the custom.Chapter III mainly discusses the spiritual world which was showed by the modern literature of Taiwan aborigines. Mountain and sea are the everlasting theme of the literary works for Taiwan aboriginal writers. Mountain and sea not only provided aborigines with substance, but also was their spiritual home. The forest philosophy and sea wisdoms of aborigines embodied aboriginal respecting for nature, which not only was the rule of continuing ethnicity of aborigines, but also was the knack for aborigines to coexist with nature harmoniously. Besides, the particular funeral customs of aborigines also reflected their broad-minded outlook of life and death, all of these modeled their optimistic characters, and made them live a life which was full of ethnic flavor.Chapter IV mainly discusses the real situation of aborigines which was showed by the modern literature of Taiwan aborigines. These literary works have focused on the tribulation and puzzlement of aborigines in the true-life, and discussed a series of social problems that the aborigines living in the cities had faced to. Then, taking the course of Taiwan aboriginal writers'growth for example, the chapter discusses the conflict and choice of Taiwan aborigines on their identities, all of these showed the difficult and hardship of the aborigines'real life. Last, the chapter discusses how Taiwan aborigines reconstruct their culture as a dominant one, elaborating how the aboriginal writers wrote the history and culture of their folk in the first person and explored the literary writing room belonging to aborigines.The epilogue is the thinking and prospect on the literature of Taiwan aborigines. We have learned Taiwan aborigines'long history and culture, vast spiritual world and challenged real situation from the Taiwan aboriginal literature. About the future of Taiwan aboriginal literature, we believe that Taiwan aboriginal literature taking mountain and forest as a source of creation will go farther and farther and access to a broader space for development, because nation's is global!...