夢境／書寫往返跋涉中，生命追尋的回聲——論廖鴻基《魚夢魚：阿料的魚故事》之隱喻

Echoes of Life’s Quest in the Journey Between Dreamscapes and Writing: Metaphors in Liao Hung-Chi’s Fish Dream Fish: A-Liao’s Fish Stories

夢與神話同為人類心靈的重要表述，廖鴻基透過象徵語言、虛構以及故事形式創作《魚夢魚：阿料的魚故事》，納入了變形、離奇的夢境意象，組成如神話、寓言般的短篇小說集。本文探討廖鴻基《魚夢魚》如何透過夢境／書寫的探索，組織意念和文字，形成自我表達與對外交流的隱喻。論述的進行，首先梳理《魚夢魚》對其此前創作的衍繹，探討何以鋪陳夢的意象作為書寫的路徑；其次進一步探討敘事中「夢魚的夢」、「魚夢的魚」的樣貌，討論與其創作意識與關懷主題有何連結，進而以此延伸分析文本中模糊、未知、隱而不顯的寓意。本文認為《魚夢魚》中被賦予生命和情感的象徵形象，以附帶幻想形式的自由，展演生命的多重面向以及未來海洋的圖像，回應對生命的追尋，並反思時代脈動的現代性，也在文本脈絡中對讀者發出邀請，同來找回與自然的情感鏈結。

Dreams and myths are both significant expressions of the human psyche. In Fish Dream Fish: A-Liao’s Fish Stories, Liao Hung-Chi (1957–) blends symbolic language, fiction, and storytelling, using metamorphic and fantastical dream imagery to craft a collection of short stories reminiscent of myths and fables. This paper explores how Fish Dream Fish interweaves dreams and writing to form metaphors for self-expression and communication with the external world. The discussion begins by examining how the collection extends themes from Liao’s earlier works and investigates the use of dream imagery as a narrative path to writing. It then delves into the representations of“the fish’s dreams”and“the dream’s fish”within the stories, analyzing their relationship to the author’s creative consciousness and thematic concerns. The analysis further uncovers the ambiguous, elusive, and layered meanings embedded in the text. Based on these findings, this paper argues that the symbolic figures in Fish Dream Fish, imbued with life and emotion, reflect diverse aspects of existence and envision oceanic futures through the imaginative freedom of fantasy. These metaphors echo a fundamental quest for life and critique the relentless pursuit of modernity. Finally, the paper notes that Liao’s writing invites readers to emotionally reconnect with nature through a dreamlike narrative lens.