《給痲瘋病人的吻》－人物的救贖

1922年這本小說問世，莫里亞克才真正受到讀者和文學批評的肯定。他承認自己摸索了十二年終於找到莫氏風格的書寫。《給痲瘋病人的吻》是一部小品，描繪一個鮮花插在牛糞上的婚姻悲劇故事。書名首先引人遐想：痲瘋病是什麼？誰是痲瘋病人？為什麼是痲瘋病？為什麼要吻痲瘋病人？一連串值得探討的問題為本論文揭開序幕。第二部分則剖析小說人物與故事結構，第三部分著墨於男女主人公的殉難夫妻生活，第四部分試探小說中兩位次要男性人物的功能，最後一部分討論男主人公透過無私的犧牲得到救贖。

關鍵字

痲瘋病；殉難；犧牲；救贖

並列摘要

It's not until ”Le Baiser au lépreux” was published in 1922 that Mauriac was approved by readers and literary criticism. He himself admitted that it took him twelve years to find his own writing style. ”Le Baiser au lépreux” is a little piece that talks about the tragedy of a mismatched marriage. The title of the book is particularly intriguing: What is leprosy? Who is the leper? Why is it leprosy? Why does one kiss the leper? This series of inquiry-worthy questions lead us in to the story. The second part is about the characters and structure of the novel. The third part describes respectively the life of the hero and heroine as a martyr couple. The fourth part inquires on the two supporting characters of the novel. The last part is about how the hero obtains salvation through his selfless sacrifice.