《檀香刑》作为莫言“作为老百姓写作”的代表作品之一,有着复杂而出色的民间书写。与其它作品不同的是,关于虐恋和仪式的叙述占有重要的地位,两者分别代表着探寻人性和探寻民族心理的向度,本文试图对二者进行梳理和分析,并阐述正是在这样一个坐标上,作品凸显出了民间的真实面目。 “Sandalwood punishment” as Mo Yan “writing as a common people ” one of the representative works, has a complex and excellent folk writing. Different from other works, narration of sadomasochistic and ritual occupies an important position. Both of them represent the orientation of exploring human nature and exploring the national psychology respectively. This article attempts to sort out and analyze the two, A coordinate, the work highlights the true face of the people.