臺灣聞名的作家、戲劇工作者張深切(1904-1965),早年曾有一段參與中國國民革命運動(1924-1928)的澎湃歲月。針對這段歲月,張深切於1947年二二八事件期間,寫下了回憶性文字。然而,受到白色恐怖政治氛圍的影響,前揭文字顯得隱晦不明。在過去很長一段時間,學界對臺灣人參與中國革命運動的考察,每置於中國國族主義(nationalism)框架,但鮮少觸及臺人在運動中的挫折或活動後的幻滅感。晚近另一研究趨勢,則是著重臺灣認同的形塑過程,但稍少留心中國政治因素的影響。值此學界談論「告別革命」、重新詮釋諸多近現代史課題的今日,重讀張深切隱晦的革命回憶,或有必要。當然,在表面的激昂革命口號外,本文更感興趣的是:一位涉世未深的臺灣青年,佇立於動亂頻仍的中國,如何面對認同、政治與社會問題。
Chang Shen-chieh (1904-1965), a famous Taiwanese writer and playwright, was also a former revolutionary youth of the Chinese National Revolution (1924-1927). However, Chang could not speak his mind about the ”Mainland” experience, and went silent during the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang)'s White Terror period in Taiwan. Therefore, it is hard to tell a detailed story about Chang and other Taiwanese intellectuals' comments on Chinese politics in the 1920s. This article through the eyes of Chang, examines how the Chinese revolutionary events affected a Taiwanese personally, and describes how Chang accepted the effects of identity politics, political struggle and social experience. It is a story full of hope and disillusionment.