A Study on the Personal Prose of Fen-Ling Chou

• Main Authors: Wu,Mei-Hua, 吳美華
• Other Authors: Chen,Chun-Jung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04087575441018582101

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 語文與創作學系碩士班 === 96 === In the traditional literary works of Taiwan , the Feminine identity and analysis is usually expressed through subtle regrets. Examples can be found within novels or new-age/modern poems, which the authors illustrate using detached/third-person perspective. The content, style, and themes are invariably "individualized" and very personal to the authors.Most describe the author's family, relationship, and personal privacy. Because the nature of personal experience is intimate, these literary works tend to be very reserved. The portrayal of females are the societal main-stream ideals, because female authors are bound by gender stereotype and social values. Ever since her first "personal prose" in 1985, Fen-Ling Chou broke new grounds by creating literary works that realistically depict self-discovery "as-it-is" and un-idealized. This sets her works apart from the traditional "personal prose". This paper will first discuss/define "personal prose", then explore the uniqueness and the creative process of Fen-Ling Chou's "personal prose". In addition, the underlying theme of "feminine experience" is examined. Aforementioned are prerequisite to the exploration of "personal prose" - what/why makes a prose "personal". This paper will conclude with the limitation and continuation of Fen-Ling Chou's "personal prose".Feminine experience differs from male's. Growing pains, relationships, love/marriage, and birth/child care are examples. Fen-Ling Chou's "personal proses" documented these feminine experiences ever since 1985.