溫柔的薛西弗斯－黃麗群小說情節中的荒謬

當代小說家中，黃麗群的作品反映時代變遷下，小人物的生活風貌與人際間疏離的現象，思索及直剖現代人生存的認同困境，讀者往往能於故事中看到各種荒謬或無奈的悲哀。「荒謬」，是討論黃麗群小說的關鍵詞，評論者多指出其小說中荒謬及悲觀書寫特色，稱其為「溫柔的薛西弗斯」，但大部分論述未對其中隱含之哲學議題進行探討。薛西弗斯是希臘神話中悲劇命運的化身，被迫從事永無止盡卻徒勞無功的工作，然而哲學家卡謬以《薛西弗斯的神話》一書反駁此種觀點，啟發現代人思考生命真相；在卡謬筆下，薛西弗斯轉變成一個與命運抗爭、自我覺醒的精神象徵。具哲學系背景的黃麗群，小說書寫中呈現「薛西弗斯滾石」式不斷循環出現的生之悲哀，本研究以其創作形式及故事情節出發，論析文本中的荒誕思想，期待發現故事角色所隱含的自我覺醒，讓讀者看到黃麗群書寫下所呈現的溫柔。

關鍵字

荒謬；黃麗群；薛西弗斯

並列摘要

Among novelists in Taiwan these days, Huang, Li-Chun reveals in her writings the lives of ordinary people and estranged relationships during social changes. She attempts to ponder and analyze the predicament of identity that people face nowadays. As a result, readers could often feel helpless or absurd conveyed by her stories. ＂Absurdity＂ is the main keyword in the discussions of Huang, Li-Chun's novels. Most readers state that her writing style is characterized with the use of absurdity and pessimism. She is therefore called ＂Gentle Sisyphus.＂ However, most of the readers do not discuss its implicit philosophical issues. Sisyphus is the embodiment of the tragic destiny from Greek mythology. He is forced to be engaged in the endless and futile task. Nevertheless, Albert Camus refuted this viewpoint about Sisyphus in his book ＂The Myth of Sisyphus.＂ This book inspired people to contemplate the meaning of life. Meanwhile, Camus transformed Sisyphus into an incarnation of self-awakening and defying fate. Huang, Li-Chun graduated from the philosophy department and that might have an effect on her writings. In her novels, the sorrow of life appears continually which is like Sisyphus's rolling the rock. In this study, the researcher intends to analyze the absurd ideas through characteristic form and storyline. In addition, the researcher expects to find out the self-awakening hidden under the roles so that it helps readers to discover the gentleness in her writings.