“凶宅捉怪”故事情节结构分析

Analysis of the Plot Structure of“Haunted House”Story

"凶宅捉怪"故事又被称为"藐视鬼屋里妖怪的勇士"或"妖窟"故事。依据24个异文,可将此故事划分为七个类型变体。每一个类型变体都有其母题链,将七条母题链叠合,呈现出"凶宅捉怪"故事类型的生命树结构,以此更好的来把握故事结构的基本特征。

Haunted house"story is also called"the warrior who defied the monster in the haunted house"or"the demon cave"story.According to 24 various versions of a text,these stories can be distinguished in seven types of variants.Each variant has its corresponding chain motif,which overlaps the seven chain motif to present the life tree structure of the story type of"haunted house"stories,so as to better grasp the basic features of the story structure.