His works show unabashed sympathy for the common townsfolk, farmers, and shopkeepers. He criticized in a straightforward way the reality of Japanese exploitation of Taiwanese both politically and economically; he also criticized the dark aspects of the old society.
他的作品中毫不掩飾地表達對小市民、農民、商人的同情，忠實地批判了日本人在政治、經濟上剝削台灣人的現實，對舊社會的黑暗面，也有所批評。