等待／書寫，是唯一的救贖袁哲生〈溫泉浴池〉對現代性的批判與救贖

西方進入現代時期後，人類接受現代性帶來的利益，卻又無可選擇地承受現代性帶來的痛苦。本雅明把現代性危機描述為「世界的墮落」，認為現代人應揭示「世界的墮落」帶來的災難性後果，進而尋求重獲救贖的可能。袁哲生〈溫泉浴池〉除揭示台灣現代性經驗中，現代性生存的殘酷與痛苦，同時也深刻描繪作者對宗教救贖之可能的心理轉折，寄寓了小說家對最終救贖如何可能的思考。本文以為小說中遺失的拼圖一如無望的救贖，象徵現代人終究無家可歸的處境。然小說家所等待的是一種本雅明意義的遲到的、彌賽亞式的救贖，它會在書寫的當下／片刻、在人永遠失去希望的時候到來。等待／書寫，因此是唯一的救贖。〈溫泉浴池〉在批判現代性為人類帶來的災難性後果中，毫不隱瞞對現世幸福的執著與追求，而在救贖如何可能的思考中，小說家永恆的真我――悲憫――於焉顯現。

關鍵字

袁哲生；溫泉浴池；現代性；救贖

並列摘要

After modernity arrived in the West, the people accepted the benefits of modernity, but had no choice to accept the pain brought by modernity. Benjamin described the crisis of modernity as ＂the fall of the world.＂ He believed that modern people should consider the catastrophic effects of ＂the fall of the world,＂ and in turn seek the possibility of redemption. This article believes that Yuan Zhesheng's ＂Hot Springs Bath＂ not only reveals the modern survival experiences of modern people, but also contains the novelist's thinking about the possibility of religious redemption. Lost pieces of the puzzle are like hopelessness for redemption, just like the modern person's ultimate homelessness. However, the novelist waits for a ＂messiah salvation＂ in the meaning of Benjamin, which would arrive at the ＂moment＂ of writing when people have permanently lost hope. Therefore, waiting/writing is the only redemption. ＂Hot Springs Bath＂ critiques the catastrophic effects brought by modernity, and does not conceal the insistence and pursuit of happiness in the present. In the thinking of Christian/religious salvation, Yuan Zhesheng's eternal true self- compassion- becomes evident.