英文摘要
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To "die for love" is an emotional action which could occur regardless of time or location; but the attitude toward dying for love changes due to factors such as time, religion and politics. By investigating "die-for-love" news reports in the most important official news medium during the Japanese colonial period, the Taiwan Daily News, this analysis attempts to uncover possible changes to the "die-for-love" concept as revealed over time. During the Japanese colonial period, "die-for-love" incidents were not treated merely as suicides of passion, but instead were seen as a subject of discourse involving ethnic groups, social classes and colonial dimensions. As "die-for-love" incidents kept occurring, eventually evolving into a colonial social problem, those in power (namely, Japanese law enforcers and the Taiwanese patriarchy) also started to face challenges. Therefore, by investigating the transformation of "die-for-love" discourse during the Japanese colonial period, this essay seeks to present another possible viewpoint on love discussions which differs from previous studies.
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