| Summary: | 碩士 === 雲林科技大學 === 漢學資料整理研究所碩士班 === 98 === The span of Japanese occupation is an important era in the modern history of Taiwan. Under Japanese colonial rule, a great many literates rise against Japan. Although the armed revolution is ruthlessly suppressed in no time, the intellectual never feel discouraged. Instead, the intellectual sow the seeds of Confucianism in the land of Taiwan in a desperate attempt to topple Japanese rule with the power of culture. Under the Japanese’s constant oppression, Taiwanese literates mostly vent barrelfuls of dissatisfaction via the outlet of composing articles. Among those is Wang Shi-lang. Wang Shi-lang, born in Wan-hua, Taipei, was nourished by three-year traditionally Chinese Confucianism education, which thus lays the foundation of Wang’s enlightenment to Confucianism. Wang’s literary composition suffuses the conception pertaining to line of Confucius thinking. Wang’s novels largely originate from the individual setbacks, which lead to ethic reawakening. This echoes Confucius’ mainstream thought that centers on “mankind.” From the perspective of Confucianism, kind heart as well as virtuous nature is the innate characteristic of human beings. Only through the inner inspiration and introspection can humankind acquire the gradual awakening.
In the contemporary Taiwanese literature, the thought of Confucianism in the novels of Wang Shi-lang is hardly introduced. The study aims to have a deeper insight into Wang’s novels by means of the probe into Confucianism rooted in the novel in hopes of striking the emotional chord and arousing more echoes. The compositions deeply discussed in the study are primarily picked up from the novel entitled “Farewell on Sha-chi Thoroughfare,” coupled with Wang’s other novels, “Downfall”, “Nighttime Downpour”, “Crossroads.” In the end, the researcher cites the example of Jung Li-ho to analyze the atmosphere of Confucianism permeating in the contemporaries with the intention to gain a further grasp of Confucianism set in the backdrop of Japanese occupation.
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