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論詹姆士梭伯：男人與女人的「戰爭」 高美玉 國立宜蘭技術學院 應用外語系講師 摘 要 本文由美國幽默作家詹姆士梭伯的文學創作及漫畫中探究其對男女及婚姻關係 的詮釋。隨著時代變遷，梭伯刻劃的男人與傳統的「大男人」大異其趣；此時「大」 男人變「小」，「小」女人反倒變「大」了。面對新時代的來臨，梭伯的「小」男 人窮於應付與女人的衝突與戰役；然而，這些「叫失敗太沉重」的梭伯男人，即使 在復仇中亦是一敗塗地，無奈走到其命運盡頭—孤立無助、精神失常、死亡。 其實 梭伯本身並不似我等所想那種輕蔑婚姻或厭惡女人的人，他在一篇寓言漫畫【最後 一朵花】中寄語男女應親蜜合作一起經營充滿希望的新生活，其用心良苦可見一斑。 關鍵詞：詹姆士梭伯、美國幽默作家、父權至上、厭惡女人的人 On James Thurber: The “War” between Men and Women Mei-yu Kao Lecturer, Department of Applied Foreign Languages National Ilan Institute of Technology Abstract This article presents an American humorist writer, James Thurber (1894— 1961), with a focus on the realization of the relationship between man and woman and their marriage in his literary works or comics. With the change of era, Thurber’s men deviate from the traditional roles of being “great.” “Great” men now become “little” while “little” women become “great.” In facing a new epoch, Thurber’s little men take actions on the conflicts and battles among themselves and their women. Since failure plays very much a part of Thurber’s men—even in their revenge, they go to their ending fate in despair—isolation, insanity, and death. In fact, neither was Thurber himself contemptuous toward marriage nor was he a misogynist—as he was often thought to be. What he tried hard to pass on in his works, e.g., The Last Flower, is the intimate cooperation of man and woman in dealing with a new hopeful life. Key Words ：James Thurber, American humorists, patriarchy, misogynist Introduction “All Right, Have It Your Way—Yo