With the debate, two factions-one mainland, one Taiwanese-became apparent within Taiwanese literature. In the tumultuous times immediately following the war, the leading lights of the local literary scene who were still writing or editing fell on hard times, with most of those who didn't retire ending up either in jail or dead.
值得一提的是，在戰後初期的飄搖環境中，仍投身於文學創作、編輯的幾位本土文學大將，境遇多半不幸，不是被迫退隱，便是入獄或死難。