From another angle, native literature not only made local Taiwan consciousness manifest, it also described the difficult lives of the lower classes. Because of this, it was considered to "extol Taiwan independence" and "follow the 'red' literature of the 30's." This caused the authors to come under pressure.
但從另一個角度來看，「鄉土文學」不僅凸顯台灣本土意識，又著力於描寫中下階級的辛酸無奈，因此被認為「宣揚台獨」及「和三○年代赤化小說如出一轍」，使得這群作家飽受壓力。