Thematically, with the exception of the series of stories set around his childhood home-- "Mountain Girl," "Stories of Fantzulin" and "The Sound of Sobbing" --his work has drawn on contemporary life and society.
而除了以童年故鄉為素材的小說群〈山女〉、〈蕃子林的故事〉、〈哭聲〉外，他關心與取材的重心也逐漸轉向現實社會生活。