再論李潼「臺灣的兒女」真實歷史人物之人格特質

Rediscussing the Personality Traits of Real historical Figures in Lee Tung’s “Children In Taiwan”

李潼有「華文少年小說四大天王之一」和「臺灣少年小說第一筆」的封號，作品值得深入探究。根據心理學家的人格特質理論得知：閱讀傳記並探索其人格特質，對少年成長有正向意義。李潼「臺灣的兒女」作品中，每一本均有若干真實人物隱藏其間，本論文從中選取三位真實歷史人物加以討論。所選三人，依據歷史先後，選出清領、日治、民國時期三位歷史人物為代表，分別為馬偕、林獻堂和李榮春。研究結果發現，這三位人物所具有的共同特點為：浪漫執著的追夢者、認真耕耘的築夢者和平靜省思的圓夢者，他們曾在臺灣這塊土地上，莊嚴而美麗地活著，值得少年學習與效法。

Lee Tung is known as ＂one of the four kings of Chinese juvenile fiction＂ and ＂Taiwan's first pen of juvenile fiction.＂ His works are worthy of further exploration. According personality trait theory of psychology, reading biographies and exploring the personalities, positively contributes to adolescent development. In Lee Tung’s ＂Children In Taiwan＂ series of works, characters in every story covertly describe some real historical figures. This paper discusses three such real historical figures. In accordance with historical periods, including the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, and the Republic of China period, we select George Leslie Mackay, Lin Hsien-tang and Li Rong-chun. The findings show that these three figures have the following characteristics: romantic dreamers, ardent practitioners and peaceful contemplators. To sum up, they lived solemn and beautiful lives in Taiwan. Adolescents can learn from and imitate the qualities they exemplify.