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Being the second generation of Mainlander and having the background of living abroad, Pei Zai-Mei is a multidisciplinary expert in literature, drawing and film area. In terms of Pei Zai-Mei’s novels, not merely subjects and writing techniques, but quality and quantity have outstanding performance that shouldn’t be neglected. Nevertheless, she didn’t receive the attention that she deserved in the literature area. The researcher divided Pei Zai-Mei’s life experiences into two periods: “Childhood in Taipei” and “Study in U.S.”, to organize her works. The researcher is intended to portrait lands Pei Zai-Mei had lived and traveled, trying to excavate the implications and stream of consciousness that her novels reveal. Next, the researcher is focusing on Pei Zai-Mei experiences of living abroad and the moods that has described in her novels, in order to analyze the meaning of “home”, “homesick” and “homeless.” The researcher is also intended on digging the mood and homesick that overseas Chinese suffer from in modern time by referring to Diaspora and Anti-Diaspora theories. Besides, feminism is also applied to unveil the emotions behind Pei Zai-Mei by analyzing her growth stages, difficulties she met, sex oppression and political persecution that she went through. The researcher expects to make it clear that Pei Zai-Mei has her irreplaceable place in literature area by this organization and investigation. |