But while the tragedy plays itself out, Huang makes it clear to the reader that he stands firmly on the side of Ah-sheng in this conflict. Not everything in the story is bleak, however.
不過在舖陳這條主軸的悲劇時，黃春明讓我們明白知道他自己是站在老人阿盛伯這邊的；而且他竟然還把整篇小說附上許多喜劇甚至鬧劇的片段細節。