Author Chiu Hsiu-chih remarked that in those days society was deeply permeated with traditional patriarchal values and thought it beneath a man's dignity to show interest in domestic matters. Chiu argued that, as a result, most writers hardly touched on household minutiae no matter how much they loved their homes and families.
作家丘秀芷指出，早年傳統大男人觀念很濃厚，認為「婆婆媽媽」有損男性威嚴，所以，即使非常愛家、愛孩子的作家，作品也很少涉及家庭瑣事。