The seven-act play Growth Period is regarded as the precursor and sister work of Edward Yang's film A Confucian Confusion, and continues Yang's exploration of Taipei urban life and gender dynamics, albeit from a comedic perspective.

It portrays the tumultuous life of a middle-class couple and the reshuffling of relationship dynamics when the woman's young assistant and their landlord become involved, presenting urban life as observed by Yang through a multitude of rapid dialogue.—TFAM