身靈歸處：賀淑芳小說〈別再提起〉與多元族群倫理探討

Abode of Body and Spirit: Discussion on Ethics of Diverse Ethnic Groups in He Shufang's Novel ＂Do Not Mention＂

林德順(Tek-Soon Ling)

文學倫理學批評 ； 馬華文學 ； 賀淑芳 ； 別再提起 ； 種族主義 ； Theory of Ethical Literary Criticism ； Mahua Literature ； He Shufang ； Do Not Mention ； Racism

哲學與文化

42卷4期（2015 / 04 / 01）

123 - 135

繁體中文

作為馬華文壇新近崛起的青年作家，賀淑芳的表現備受矚目。其成名作〈別再提起〉以憶述一件宗教爭屍案始末，凸顯馬來西亞多元族群關係的糾結。非主流倫理價值受強勢倫理價值借國家機關加以宰執，帶出主流價值實施文化霸權所引起的社會不安。本文以文學倫理學批評方法審視小說內容與表達形式所帶出的意涵，認為小說呈現出國內不同族群的倫理價值交流與碰撞。文本中蘊涵作者對族群間的倫理價值溝通失調的不滿，進而選擇以荒謬的結局設計對濫權者、助虐者、受害者、旁觀者等進行批判，貌似對錯具罰，實則暗喻種族主義論述對大馬社會帶來全輸局面的焦慮。

He Shufang is a rising star among the Malaysian Chinese (Mahua) writers. Her novel Do Not Mention, which has earned her wide recognition, uses a body tussle case arising from religious disputes as its main story line to shed light on the entangling multi-ethnicrelations in Malaysia. The overpowering mechanism of the governing institution has altogether evoked the non-mainstream ethical values, causing unrest in society. This paper examines the meaning that is derived from the content and expressions of the novel via the Ethical Literary Cristism, depicting the exchanges as well as conflicts among different ethnic groups. The texts reveal deep disappointment of the author concerning the breakdown of communication among various ethnic groups in the country, critiquing the abuser of power, the accomplices, the victims, the bystanders and the others. The entire story ended in absurdity. Overall, the novel is a metaphor of social anxiety against the seemingly lose-lose situation of Malaysian society.

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