The Camellias Are in Bloom--Narrating the Life Story of Three Women

• Main Authors: WU, PEI-HSUAN, 吳佩炫
• Other Authors: CHENG, LIN-LIN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93818248438045674333

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 社會工作學系 === 97 === ABSTRACT The Camellias Are in Bloom--Narrating the Life Story of Three Women By WU, PEI-HSUAN January 2009 ADVISOR(S)：Dr. CHENG, LIN-LIN DEPARTMENT：SOCIAL WORK MAJOR(No more than ten words)：SOCIAL WORK DEGREE(Do not use abbreviations)：MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK The camellia tree in front of grandmother’s house has been growing for years. The significance of the camellia represents security, warmth and laughter for me. I had a dream after grandmother has past away for almost six months. I cried for grandmother in the dream. Because of this dream, I miss her more. It inspired me to narrate my own story. It also reminded me of my unable to forgive my mother. I wanted to work on the topic of attachment. The first person I recognized was my grandmother because I was given to her while I was born three days later. When I was six, my mother brought me back to her. My secure attachment to grandmother was deprived of. I could not build an intimate relationship with my mother. What has been accompanying me is my blame to my mother. When I started to write my thesis, by narrating grandmother's story, I realize her love and impact upon me; moreover, I have had a brand new perspective on my mother. I used to have a specific perspective toward my mother; however, when I start to dialog with her, I have had a different perspective upon her. Narrating life stories have helped me understanding more about my grandmother, mother and me- how did we perceive, choose and interact with our environment. It also evolves the reflections among me, others and the history. Finally I realize the significance of the camellia is the family’s common memory and the symbol of family. The camellia is a metaphor of my growing in the life process- a process of subjective individuation and a closed linkage among three generations.