女英雄背後的男人們：中國現實題材女性向電視劇的男性角色研究

The Male Behind the Heroine: A Study on Male Characters in Chinese Female-oriented TV Dramas with Reality Themes

近年來，女性向電視劇在中國風行。因其重視女性形象的提升，過往男性扮演的諸多角色設定面臨調整。本研究選取《歡樂頌（第一季）》、《我的前半生》、《三十而已》三部現實題材女性向電視劇。經由整合Propp與Vogler學說歸納出七個角色原型為分析基礎，探究劇中男性角色的設定及作用，以及相應的性別關係想像。研究結果顯示，男性角色涉及敵對者、守門者、協助者及混亂製造者。前者雖為女性角色帶來重大危機，其餘類別卻非全員惡徒，有助於凸顯女性的自我成長與救贖。同時，隨著英雄與被拯救者皆改由女性擔任，使之可藉「英雄之旅」自證人生價值，原先以男性為尊的兩性權力態勢亦隨之扭轉。

In recent years, female-oriented TV dramas have gained increasing popularity in China. Because of their emphasis on elevating female characterization, many traditional male roles have undergone adjustments. This study selects three female-oriented realistic TV dramas with reality themes: Ode to Joy (Season 1), The First Half of My Life, and Nothing But Thirty. Based on the seven character archetypes derived from the integration of Propp and Vogler’s theories, this study examines the portrayal and function of male characters in these dramas, as well as the corresponding imagination of gender relations. The findings reveal that male characters often embody the roles of antagonists, gatekeepers, helpers, and agents of chaos. Although the former brings significant crises to the female characters, the remaining categories are not entirely villainous. Rather, they help to highlight the female’s self-growth and redemption. As females take on the roles of both the hero and the rescued, they can affirm their life value through the hero’s journey, thus reversing the previously male-dominated power dynamic between the genders.