In the extremely nationalistic atmosphere of the 1970s, Huang changed his focus for a time, writing about the hatred of Japan (Sayonara, Goodbye) and about anti-American sentiments (I Love Mary). Although well received at the time they were written, these works were flawed.
七○年代，黃春明在高漲的民族主義氣氛裡，改而去寫明白仇日的《莎喲哪拉．再見》、明白反美的《我愛瑪麗》。