露薏絲•勞瑞《我兒佳比》是一部探索擔任「容器」之職的少女——克萊兒之心路歷程的小說。雖則身處於一個制度完善且平和安樂的社區之中，克萊兒卻發現現在的生活並不能滿足她內心深處的渴望——與其他容器不同的是，她對自己所生的孩子竟然懷抱著一種難以言喻的異樣情感。但根據社區委員會的規定，新生兒必須被抱離生母且被指派到另一個家庭去進行撫養；換句話說，克萊兒並不具有和其子相處或陪伴孩子成長的權力。本論文以克萊兒為中心，旨在探討女性如何面對不同社會所強加給她的價值與規範，並意圖論證她是如何從一個「容器」，逐漸轉變成一位貨真價實的「母親」，進而從中明白何謂「愛」。本論文一共分作三個章節。第一章透過社區中的居民看似享有自由，實則深受「圓形監獄」和科技所控制一事，分析這個公平正義的社區背後所隱匿的不公與歧視，進而敘述一名即將要擔任「容器」之職的十二歲少女是如何深受這些看似公平的規定所束縛且被製造為「溫馴的身體」。第二章則聚焦在主角克萊兒身上，主要分為兩部分進行討論。第一部分將探討克萊兒是如何在懷有身孕的情況下，以其「溫馴的身體」按部就班地接受社區專為「容器」一職制定的完善安排；又因何擔任「容器」一職，反倒成為她逃離社區重重枷鎖的契機。第二部分將重點從社區移轉到一座與世隔絕的村落，意圖闡明克萊兒是如何重新建構自己「母親」的身分。第三章則言明克萊兒「母親」身分漸趨成熟的階段性發展；換句話說，就是她如何透過學習，使自己真真正正成為一個母親，並表達自己的母愛。而在她的學習中，克萊兒的身心理實受名為「理想母職」的「圓形監獄」所規範。在克萊兒的旅程裡，雖然勞瑞刻畫了從規範束縛中逃脫的不可能性，但從社區逃離的克萊兒在學習過後擁有一定程度的能動性能夠選擇自己的未來道路。

Lois Lowry’s Son explores the journey of Claire, a teenage girl who is assigned as a vessel. In a well-regulated community, Claire finds that she is not satisfied with the life she has. Different from other vessels, Claire has a special feeling toward the baby she gives birth to. However, according to the regulations in the community, the baby will be assigned to a family by the committees and she has no right to stay with him. This thesis aims to discover how women are disciplined in different societies and how Claire transforms from a vessel to a mother, learning what “love” is on her journey. The thesis covers three chapters. Chapter One demonstrates how the residents are regulated by the system of Panopticon and technology in the community, and then discusses the injustices which are enforced in the name of equality, and how these regulations further influence the teenage girls who are being assigned as the role of a vessel and produce docile bodies. Chapter Two focuses on how Claire is disciplined as a docile pregnant body and why being a birthmother provides an opportunity for Claire to escape from the community. The focus then moves from the community to the isolated village where Claire reconstructs her identity as a mother. Chapter Three aims to discuss the development of Claire’s new identity as a mother and how she learns to express her maternal love. Through her learning, Claire is mentally and physically disciplined by another Panopticon named ideal motherhood. Though through Claire’s journey, Lowry portrays the impossibility of being freed from disciplines, Claire’s escape from the community allows her to possess a certain degree of agency that allows her to choose her future path.

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