Taipei in History 古都 ref 戰國廁

Taipei in History: 〈古都〉 ref. 戰國廁 &《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》

Outline Taipei’s Histories? 眷村文化 –The Army’s Village/Dormitory 戰國廁 – the army’s dormitory 眷村 no privacy 古都《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》

Taipei/Taiwan’s Histories in Films Postcolonial Point of View: Taiwanese’s points of view: 悲情城市、無言的山丘、多桑, 太平天國, 超級大國民 (15: 00; 42: 39), etc. mainland Chinese’s point of view: 香蕉天堂、《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》. homosexuals’ point of view: 《孽子》. Styles: Magical realist: 阿爸的情人、short story〈將軍碑〉( 張大春) Mostly tragic, the comical-satirical one: 太平天國(Like No) 、戰國廁 (7: 00)

The “Writing” of City’s Forgotten/Neglected Past “Canvas of Time” –a portrait to be respected –turned to a blank canvas for inscribing the other histories. 〈古都〉and 《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》? Nostalgia only? How are histories written through walking in two cities? How is a homicide presented as a social problem?

《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》 Who is the killer?

Outline General Introduction: Edward Yang and his Films Plot Summary The film’s explanation of the era. His Family and Friends: All vulnerable and subject to the Parents’ problems

楊德昌Edward Yang Got a Master’s degree in electrical engineering and then turned to film production. Chronicles Taipei with 《青梅竹馬》(1985) 60’s 80’s Taipei Story 《恐怖份子》 (1986) 80’s A Brighter Summer Day 《岵嶺街少年殺人事件》 (1991) 60’s Yi Yi 《一一》(2000) contemporary Taipei

Plot Summary Setting: 60年代初，臺北。建國中學夜間部，中山堂. 小四 involved in conflicts over 小明 and the gangs such as “小公園幫”“ 217”眷村, 萬華幫, etc. 小四 in family problems -- Father: a civil servant later involved in white terror, mother: substitute teacher who cannot get a fulltime position for lack of a diploma. 小四’s problems at school: 滑頭 cheats in an exam, and 小四 got a de-merit; 小四 argues against the nurse, and the military officer so he gets dismissed. When 小四 decides to focus on his studies, he finds that 小明 is with. 小馬。

Opening Description insecurity and repression self-strengthening in some undue ways (gangs)

小四’s Family: All Vulnerable The youngest sister – losing buttons, telling on the others; the 2 nd—a devout Christian. The oldest sister – tries to help when finding out that the watch is stolen. The older brother does the same too for 小四 Except for the youngest, they all try to help 小四 but without success.

Parents’ Frustration The Past: meeting in Shanghai (2 -4: 01) 汪狗，夏老師，2 nd 7: 30 警備總部: 2 nd 35: 12 – checking the memories for connections and making confession as a way of thought control. 51: 00 released for no reason After being released: Lost sense of dignity 2 nd 57 Paranoiac 2 nd – 2— 4: 00 Seeking jobs.

小四’s Classmates (Friends) 小貓(小貓王) –innocent, feminine and the only one unhurt. An interesting example of the influence of American culture. –connected with the dagger and Japanese women’s photos 小馬—backed up by his general (司令) father —owning the sword, the recorder and the guns; orange juice, etc.

〈古都〉 A City with Different Layers of “Forgotten” Past

朱天心外省第二代, Father 朱西寧三三集刊成員受師長輩精神傳承，情感認同且依戀「故國」。面對鄉土文學的論戰，遂變得十分焦慮，因為成長經驗中「屬於我的『鄉土』是無論如何都無法合於論戰的標準」。（朱天心語）

古都: Starting Questions Structure: 1. 2. 3. pp. 151 – 170 (-eng 134) : memories of her life (outing with A) at age 17, and the recent mayor election. (pp. 169 -70/eng 132) pp. 170 -210: (-eng 186) : A visit (two visits) to Kyoto and more memories of her youth and childhood; pp. 211 – 233: A re-visit of Taipei with a colonial map. (Intertext: 桃花源) 「難道，你的記憶都不算數……」(151) What does this mean? What does the narrator cherish and resist? How does she remember the past?

Narration Narrative present • Taiwan History • High school Tamsui , Jian-tan • Mayor election Yuan-mt. Going to Kyoto (planning to meet A) Coming back to Taipei • 《古都》, walking with 千重子//桃花源記 • Going there with her daughter once • A in the US • Trip after the election critical 180 • Travel in Taipei with a colonial map • High school years • 桃花源記 • 189 Taipei vs. Kyoto

古都: Major Themes 1. The narrator remembers the past which the city itself does not confirm or preserve. The memories she cherishes and her contradictions 1. 2. 3. 4. 2. 3. Young adulthood – with A; Of Taipei’s past At Kyoto Childhood; The Oblivious City vs. the Remembered City; Taipei vs. Kyoto The narrator’s criticism of Taipei, her contradictions and complexity

Memories: Young adulthood – in general 那時候的體液和淚水清新如花露，人們比較願意隨它要落就落。那時候的人們非常單純天真，不分黨派的往往為了單一的信念或愛人，肯於捨身或赴死。那時候的樹，也因土地尚未商品化，沒大肆開路競建炒地皮，而得以存活得特別高大特別綠，像赤道雨林的國家。那時候鮮有公共場所，咖啡館非常少，速食店泡沫紅茶 KTV、 PUB更是不用說，少年的只好四處遊蕩猛走，但路上也不見人潮洶湧白老鼠一般。 (p. 151. 152; 自由 157) Different Definitions of Freedom: 157 Do you agree? Do you see that in your parents’ lives or in your own childhood?

Personal Memories—Teenage, Young adulthood and Marriage with A Close friends, close to being homosexual lovers; p. 153; Triangular relations: A and 宋；A and the narrator p. 155; 163 With XXX College life (2 nd part) : 204 -205 With her husband: during election (1998? ) – 168 At Kyoto: a previous trip with her daughter

Of Taipei’s past –to confirm and criticize Taiwan Ching Dynasty 〈台灣通史序〉--清人得台、廷議欲墟其地 (靖海侯將軍施琅不可) Sino-French War -- 88 年前法軍戰役 French 咸豐七年春正月、淡水大雪 (pp. 153; 204) British Rule -- 八年，黃位又犯雞籠。英人始訂約採腦。 Japanese Rule -- 日人拆城 ; 賣台灣 but they planted trees (p. 180); DPP -- tears down the trees and pollutes Taiwan with heavy industry. (p. 181)

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Of Taipei’s past – to confirm and criticize Taiwan 首先西班牙人荷蘭人如此描述台北：草茀瘴濃，居者多病。康熙台北湖。其後來採硫磺的郁永河在 ? 稗海紀遊 ? 形容台北：非人所居。但那早在一六九七年，不能怪它，同時其的嘉南平原乘牛車行經期間，如在地底（多令人神往！）。康熙末年，隨軍來台平朱一貴亂的藍鼎源說：台人平居好亂，既平復起。連沈葆楨也說：台北瘴癘地。李鴻章：鳥不語，花不香，男無情，女無意。不滿那地方的不自你始。你真不想回去呀。(p. 177)

Critical of or Ambiguous about her Own Role 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Not knowing pp. 158 --你們與周遭大多數的人一樣對上述種種一無所知奇怪… Not aware of colonial implications 166 -67 Not understanding – 169 – wanting to go away Relating the past to some foreign places 164 Nostalgic only? 郵局(198) – Western Style buildings, incongruous with the surroundings.

Routes of Memories: of Kyoto 1. 2. 3. 4. Remembering her trip with her daughter p. 172 – Remembering her walk to 圓山 ‧p. 177 her childhood. Childhood 北勢湖國 Taipei City Walls p. 180 the story 古都 end 210

The Oblivious City vs. the Remembered City P. 187 – 不打算保存人們生活痕跡的地方，不就等於一個陌生的城市？ Kyoto’s permanence & cleanness (e. g. 清涼寺 171; 207 -208) vs. Taipei’s changes: p. 199 - 200 -01; 210 intertext: 武陵人

Taipei vs. Kyoto vs. Taipei 白川 p. 171 清涼寺 vs. 慈惠宮 (pp. 207 -208)

Kyoto to Taipei Kyoto: an ideal projection of Taipei as an ancient city Continue the colonial history? She uses a colonial map to tour around Taipei: p. 211 日據時代將台灣神社建於台北，把台北古城當作皇居御所，視基隆河為鴨川、劍潭山為東山，取的便是台北盆地在地理位置上與京都相彷彿(楊).

Kyoto to Taipei Her route: the city center (新光三越) 總統府博愛特區西門町 (218) 重慶南路圓山淡水關渡大度路(224) –lost her map (229); 迪化街環河路 and 河堤 the embankment What do you think this trip means? e. g. p. 230; p. 232

Do you agree with her experience of Postmodern Taipei Forgetful and without direction 沒有航標的大河？ The younger generation’s memory 198 P. 183 -84 MRT The New Park p. 213 The Officials’ houses and their reconstruction 改建的房子 p. 216 -17 Different perspectives and different needs: e. g. 許歷農拒「以眷舍換官舍」…

Do you agree with her experience of Postmodern Taipei 天空有直升機盤旋，大概在找江上浮屍；歐幾桑騎著老歐都拜嘟嘟放著黑煙迎面擦身而過，大概也是接到通知去認屍…… 這是哪裡？……，你放聲大哭。 (p. 233)

Is the Narrator’s Criticism of Taipei Justified? 1. 王德威言「她與她的老靈魂正如班雅明（Benjamin）的天使一樣，是以背向，而非面向，未來」，因為這樣的不甘願進入現代，行筆之處便時時夾雜著對現今社會的議論與針砭。 (陳) 『歷史天使的外觀也是如此。他的臉孔朝向過去，我們似乎看到排列出一連串事件的地方，他卻只看到一件事物：一個不停不變的大災難，不斷地堆積出瓦礫堆，並把他們射向他的腳下。．．這場風暴把天使帶向未來，然而天使一直背對此一未來．．這場風暴的名字叫做「進步」。(班雅明) 』 “History is an angel being blown backward into the future. ” 這一切，一定和進步有誓不兩立的關係嗎 (182)

Her contradictions (1) 「你再也不願走過這些陌生的街巷道，如此，你能走的路愈來愈少了。」 p. 184 Walking on Taipei streets and remembering a lot of the houses and their details. political control of those old houses? P. 187 No where to walk now?

Her contradictions (2) Taiwan has always been under multiple colonial influence, so is she. e. g. 淡水河像長江 p. 153; 淡水河口的景致像舊金山、p. 154; 紅樓像西班牙或某些地中海小鎮的建築p. 155; 有整排楓香與美軍顧問團宿舍座落的中山北路像新英格蘭十三州， p. 165; 日本的河水像江南 p. 171 American soap operas and movies. 無關乎民族主義 p. 166

her contradictions – multiple text 陶淵明的《桃花源記》、連橫的〈台灣通史序〉，西方作家如勞倫斯、梭羅、Robert Frost等人的文學作品 Fragmentary identity

her contradictions and complexity (3) 你第一次來圓山公園時很驚訝他們怎麼公然用了你們圓山的名字。女兒卻在一次幼稚園戶外教學去圓山河濱公園回家後問你，奇怪怎麼學人家日本人的地名呢。你突然迷惑起來不能回答，丈夫笑女兒數典忘祖。(175) What will the daughter remember? pp. 198 -99.

her contradictions and complexity (4) Her fear of aging: pp. 173; 192. Her loss of the past = not meeting A Her position as a tourist at Kyoto (shopping, joining rituals, observing from a distance and being tolerant – p. 194; 206)

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