無聲的喧囂──東年的「啟示性作品」與《模範市民》詮釋

A Clamor of Silent - Dong Nian's Clairvoyant Writing and Interpretation of Model Citizens

臺灣文學評論中，東年及其小說向來未被論者投以關注的眼神。本文透過對東年創作理念的探討，將研究焦點鎖定於東年邁入後期創作前夕的關鍵作品《模範市民》，透過對小說寓意的解讀與詮釋，以「啟示性作品」的特殊視角來建置東年小說的詮釋架構。本文以為東年與其小說所以長期知音寥落，實在於作家以特立獨行之姿，堅持人文社科的文學理念，並以「啟示性作品」為其創作路線，如此的文學觀與創作實踐，遂成為當代文學主流論述下的「異鄉人」。透過對《模範市民》的解讀，我們也看到東年創作的焦點，在於凸顯從鄉土到城市的社會變遷中，現代人將遭遇種種價值觀幻化的「無聲的喧囂」，而對隱藏在「無聲的喧囂」中，不知何時將如壓力鍋引爆的社會衝突之揭示，正是東年「啟示性作品」的用心所在。

Since Dong Nian has long been neglected in the literary criticism academic of Taiwan. This paper aims to reconstruct interpretive frameworks of Dong Nian's novels. By in-depth studies into Dong's theory of creation, this essay uses writings which give warnings to delve into his key work Model Citizens on the eve of his transition and characteristics of his writings in early years. This essay suggests that Dong's novels finding no keenly appreciative readers lies in his maverick persistence of literary ideas of humanities and social sciences and the path of creation for “Clairvoyant Writing” that make him become an “alien” in the mainstream discourse of contemporary literary. In fact Dong's novels and modernist novels, realistic traditional novels seem to be superficially similar, the intention and lasting charm will lead to frequently-seen different tones. An interpretation of Model Citizens has led readers to find Dong's creation focusing on highlights of all types of magically changed values of “A Clamor of Silent” modern people will encounter in the context of social changes from rural to urban aspects. Social conflicts are hidden in the “A Clamor of Silent” that no one knows when they will explode just like a pressure cooker exactly embody the intention Dong wants to express in his writings which give warnings.