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The Identity Between "Father And Son" In Edward Yang's Film

Posted on:2012-04-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H L QinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330362452018Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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Edward Yang although merely created eight films, they cover a wealth of information, include identify. In this paper, mainly discusses the Identification bettween father and son from a single authority to the Age of Consumption, Taiwan's national identity in the midst of Mailand, America and Japan in postcolonial times. This paper focuses on Cultural Identity analysis, refer to psychoanalytic theory, Try to outlining Cultural identity in Edward Yang'film.The identify bettween father and son,from terror and dark rule in a single authority to materialisticin an Age of Consumption. It seems that the line between father and son is disappearing——father more and more like their sons,sons more and more like their fathers.Fathers'life is repressed both in past and now .They have to choose fairness and justice as a son to rejet the adust world,take the absurd "sex game" like children as consolation. While their sons are braving to do their best to bandon childish,to give an explanation of our life.Athough the line between the two is disapearing, their identity never ceased. Athough fathers identify with their son is ont in a real sense ,their sons make their Identify with them are maximizes in a real sense.Si'r take his father as a equal boy in past, And now HongYu"murder father"but identify with his father in the end,YangYang try his best to reproduce the remarks of aesthetic form hisfater.Taiwan's national identity,a product of post-colonialism,,is under the influence of Taiwan's own political,and exteral globalization.So,Taiwan's consciousness should be reexaminated in the first.Economically, depends on the Chinses mailand, Politically,stands on the prudence principle.Culturally,maintains the closeness or aloness of the main land and Taiwan.Face up to the colonial history colonial empire,Taiwan seems to forget all their fears and all their miseries in during the colonial times made by Japan, and, contrariwise, they recall this dark period .They were once Blow America. up with flattery. And Loss of the American Dream in the Era of Consumerism.Taiwan seems to recognize nobody as his father, even if her father's mercy or cruelty have been was gone. Taiwan also worry about and even do ont agree to his"brother"Hong Kong.In the nowday world, current china, today's taiwan, the mainland and taiwan may both need active steps to re-examine their own attitudes and learn ways to build deeper respect for each other. Not only in political, or even never be in political.
Keywords/Search Tags:Taiwanese, Edward Yang, Father and son, national, identity
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