本文以台湾作家舞鹤的小说《悲伤》为例 ,分析了二十世纪后半期以来现代社会对青年人的侵害 ,以及这些青年所表现出来的“衰人”形象 ,认为“衰人”渊源于文学史上的“多余人”形象。文章分析了“衰人”的各种形象特征以及生存空间 ,尤其指出他们缺乏含有“恶魔性”因素的富有生命力的精神内核 ,以及无根的精神现状 ,在迷茫中探讨一条自救之道。 Taking the sadness of the Taiwanese writer Maizuru ’s novel as an example, this article analyzes the modern society’ s infringement on young people since the second half of the 20th century and the images of “bad people” manifested by these young people. The Image of “Surplus People” in the History of Literature. The article analyzes various image features and living space of “Bad Man”, especially pointing out that they lack a viable spiritual core containing “evil” factors and a non-root spiritual status and explore a way of self-help in confusion.