假面‧戲弄‧對抗論述：蔡秋桐〈帝君庄秘史〉的書寫策略

Mask, Irony and Counter-discourse: Chhòa Chhiu-tông’s Writing Strategies in Tè-kun-chng Pì-sú

作為一個重要作家，蔡秋桐曾是一位日治時代最基層的地方政治人物。他以筆名「秋洞」，在1930年發表他的第一篇小說〈帝君庄秘史〉。這篇小說的標題雖然可直率地理解為某個村莊的秘密歷史，但是該如何理解仍是充滿困難與秘密。「帝君」所指涉的是哪個真實存在的村莊，乃至如何詮釋這篇小說，以往一直是個問題。顯然這篇小說是以台灣語文書寫的笑話與諷刺刻意展現的誇張放肆，甚至以鄙俗調侃作為其掩飾的面具。本論文將試圖逐字考察這篇小說的可能隱喻意涵。筆者懷疑其假具的目的，不僅是作為一種保護色以避免受到政治的控制，而且也是作為一種對抗論述，用以嘲諷1920年代台灣地方政客與政治制度的變革。

Chhoa Chhiu-tong（蔡秋桐, 1900-1984）was a major Taiwanese writer andgrassroots politician during the Japanese Colonial Period. Using the pseudonym, Chhiu-tōng（秋洞）, he published his first novel Tè-kun-chng Pì-sú（帝君庄秘史）in 1930. According to the novel’s title, it is understandable that the novel is about thesecret history of the “Te-kun” village. However, it is filled with difficulties and secrets tocomprehend the text, such as where the actual location of the“Te-kun” village was, andin what way to interpret the novel.Obviously the writer employed the writing strategies such as gross robust humor,extravagance of caricature and jokes in Taiwanese as a disguise mask. This paper is intendedas an investigation of the novel’s metaphorical meaning literally. The researcherhas doubts that the purpose of the mask is not only as a camouflage to avoid the politicalcontrol, but also as a counter-discourse to satirize the local politicians and Taiwangovernment’s reform in the 1920s.