當聽診器遇見草藥──〈蛇先生〉與〈無醫村〉中的疾病和醫療敘事

When a Stethoscope Meet Herbal Medicine:The Medical Narrative and Disease in“Mr. Snake”and “A Village Without Doctor”

本文以賴和的〈蛇先生〉與楊逵的〈無醫村〉為主要研究範疇，從他們對於醫療及疾病的書寫，析論日治時代台灣知識份子對於西醫與傳統醫學的態度，並進一步探究其中的文化及政治隱喻，以及他們對於日本殖民現代性的反省與思索。賴和的〈蛇先生〉過去一直被定位為批判民間草藥偏方之作，然而，其中有關傳統醫學的描繪，其實值得我們再去細讀、爬梳；而楊逵在四○年代發表的〈無醫村〉，則被視為其反殖民抵抗文學的力作。這兩篇小說都以漢方草藥，推展出小說的主題，並且是以正面、積極的觀點看待傳統醫療，而對現代殖民醫學卻採取了批判的立場。本文的目的，即在於透過賴和與楊逵的疾病書寫，以及他們對現代醫學所採取的的立場，藉由重新閱讀〈蛇先生〉、〈無醫村〉，追索台灣的知識份子如何在現代性與殖民性之間建立自己的主體性。

Mr. Snake' by Lai-Ho and 'A Village Without Doctor' by Yang-Kui.From their knowledge in medicine and disease, this article will discussthe scholars’ attitude toward contemporary western and traditionalChinese medicine in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation period.Furthermore, I will delve into the culture and examine the politicalmetaphors in order to understand what they reflect or think about themodernity in Japanese colonialism during the occupation period.'Mr. snake' by Lai-ho had been always positioned as a critique tocivil folk prescriptions. I am sure his novel should be read again andsurveyed . In particular, Yang-kui published a novel in the forties, 'Avillage without any doctor', which was regarded as a significant anticolonialismliterature.Although, both the novels had parallel burden, the Han herbs ,andalso view traditional medicine in a positive and constructive way. On thecontrary, they comment on modern colonialism medicine on a criticalground .The purpose of this text namely lies in Lai-Ho and Yang-Kui’swritings of disease and the position they adopt toward modern medicalscience. By re-reading 'Mr. Snake' and 'A village without any doctor',we can think deeply of how the intellectuals of Taiwan set up their ownhypostatization between modernization and colonization.