白蛇傳說為中國民間四大傳說之一，香港著名通俗言情小說家李碧華曾改寫為現代小說《青蛇》。她讓筆下的青蛇取代白蛇成為故事主要人物，更安排她介入白許兩人之間，顛覆美好的愛情傳奇。然而，李碧華小說的獨特魅力部分來自她與古典小說傳統的某種連接，於古今人生的對話中所召喚出來的，屬於我們每個人都企盼過或經歷過的種種愛慾糾纏與人生體會，這或許就是通俗文學在寓教於樂之際，潛藏於文本中的一種原型意涵。本文主要著眼在《青蛇》中對白蛇傳說的原始意象與原型意涵之調動與呼應，說明其中對人性與男女愛慾的觀察體悟，在通俗流行的表象下，與女性的愛慾及其命運極為相關，且自亙古以來不斷重覆的人生主題與啟示。

“The Legend of White Snake” has been one of “the Great Four Chinese Folk Legends”. A famous romance feminine writer, Li Bihua had rewritten it and renamed “The Green Snake”. Green Snake is revised to be the leading character instead of White Snake and even to be involved with the relationship of White Snake and her husband, Hsiu Xian. So the great romance of this legend in her adaptation was subverted. However, the typical charm of Li’s novels can be considered originating from the connection of the tradition of classical novels. There are some kinds of archetypes of pursuing eros and love called from the dialogues with ancient folk tales and modern times. Therefore, this paper would analyze the archetype elements in “The Green Snake” and announce the human nature and fates that affect the feminine self-development especially when it comes with love and eros since long time ago.