Many writers were forced to stop writing or to flee abroad, but there were others like Lu Ho-jo, Chang Wen-huan and Wang Chang-hsiung who, while seeming to cooperate with the authorities, had other ideas. Through adept use of their writing talents, they embedded other, deeper meanings in their works, giving voice to unsanctioned thoughts and aspirations from amidst the shadows of war.
許多作家被迫停筆消音或亡走海外，但仍有少數有識之士如呂赫若、張文環、王昶雄等人，表面上應付當局，骨子裡卻另有想法，在圓熟的藝術內涵中寄託微言深義，傳達戰爭陰影下的另類心聲。