Those were the days of strict martial law, however, and the authorities kept a close watch on literature and the arts as they represent freedom of the spirit. Many writers ended up on the wrong side of the law.
然而當時正處戒嚴時代，象徵自由心靈與不羈性格的文學和藝術，都是統治者極力想要控制的重點，因文字而招禍的作家不計其數。