《O孃的故事》中的女性受虐情結

Abstract

本論文旨在探討《O孃的故事》(Story of O) 和其續集《重返城堡》(Return to the Chateau) 中的女性受虐情結(female masochism)和女女之間的施虐與受虐的另類情慾交歡(lesbian S/M)。首先，我點出《O孃的故事》中所顯露的女性受虐情結(female masochism)是社會建構下的產物，並以Karen Horney, Paula J. Caplan 和 Jessica Benjamin 等學者所提的社會建構論批判異性戀主流男女二元價值觀之下，由Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Sigmund Freud, 和Helene Deutsch 等理論家所聲稱的女性天生具有被虐性格的本質論。《O孃的故事》不僅反映女性受虐情結是父權社會建構下的產物，也同時呈現出父權異性戀的壓迫結構。此外，藉著挪用當代的女同s/m理論，我希冀藉著探討《O孃的故事》中女女關係為故事中的男女壓迫結構找尋出路，另闢一片具有潛力的創造性疆土。不僅藉以對照故事中男女關係的單調與冷酷，來突顯女女關係在施虐-受虐上並非只是單純複製男女關係，而是有其踰越世俗常規的另類S/M反動力量和感人的情欲關係。

This thesis aims to explore the representations of female masochism in Story of O and its sequel—Return to the Chateau. A historical survey of the term “female masochism” reveals that early psychiatrists, such as Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Sigmund Freud, and Helene Deutsch, define masochism as a “naturally” feminine quality and assert that masochism is a “natural” trait of women. In contrast, modern psychoanalysts like Karen Horney, Paula J. Caplan and Jessica Benjamin expose the oppressive and socially-constructed nature of female masochism. They all argue that women are essentially trapped within familial and social structures, which enforce and perpetuate female masochism. Beyond the essential/social-construct binary, Gilles Deleuze and modern lesbian s/m theorists provide a different angle to see masochism. They empower the masochist and see sadomasochism as a role-playing game.