英文摘要
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Xixi's classic "My City" is generally regarded as signifying her adieu to Existentialism and turn into another stage of writing. However, this article suggests a different point of view by emphasizing the vital function of interpreting certain sections of "My City" in light of her writings during the Existentialism period. Xixi's thinking in Existentialism was deeply influenced by Albert Camus, which was influenced by the special attention given to Camus among other existentialists by the Hong Kong literary circle at the time due to its concern with readers' response to their various stances. Hence this article centers on two writings by Camus, "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus", analyzing their influence on "My City" as well as their continual transmutations in her other writings. The article mainly has two parts. The first examines the relationship between "My City" and Existentialism and explains why Xixi's interest in Existentialism was centered on Camus. The second suggests a vantage for interpreting the Existentialism in "My City". Identifying several themes that are rooted in Existentialism, the discussion relates them to Camus's reflection, in "The Myth of Sisyphus", that "all is well" and his attitude towards death, freedom from suicide, the despairing hope, and the impossibility of communication between people, etc.
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