余华小说中的‘回应’机制演变 ― 以≪在细雨中呼喊≫≪活着≫≪兄弟≫为中心―

초록

This study centers on the concept of the “response mechanism” to examine the modes of interaction between characters and the world, as well as the trajectory of ethical transformation, in Yu Hua’s three representative novels: Cries in the Drizzle, To Live, and Brothers. By tracing the dynamic shift from “absence of response” to “awakening of response” and finally to “transformation of response,” the study reveals the generative logic and transformative patterns of the mechanism across different historical contexts and social structures. In Cries in the Drizzle, the absence of response manifests as a convergence of linguistic rupture, emotional isolation, and ethical vacuum. To Live internalizes response into silence, labor, and memory, marking the transition from void to awakening. Brothers, under the impact of marketization and power structures, retains traces of warmth on one hand while on the other hand distorting response into manipulation and commodification, culminating in the absurd yet poetically suturing act of “sending ashes into space.” The study argues that the response mechanism in Yu Hua’s novels is not merely an act of interpersonal exchange but constitutes a profound system of ethical symbolism, whose evolution offers a literary reflection on the fracture of relationships, emotional alienation, and ethical reconstruction in contemporary Chinese society.

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