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Pirandello represented the thinking generation of the 1920s, not only in his own country, but also in the entire Western world. This generation was the first to be influenced by Freud and was the generation that began to revalue the mystery of personality in the modern environment. Pirandello's works focus on portraying the conflict between an absurd and unknowable external world and the inner world of modern people full of various anxieties.

"Six Characters in Search of the Playwright" is Pirandello's classic play. The work uses the form of "play within a play" to develop two themes in parallel: the story of the "characters" is the main theme. This theme is not to tell an old human story of joys and sorrows, but to explore the reasons for the tragedy of the "characters": the most profound reason lies in human nature and the existence of people themselves. Another theme is the discussion of the essence of drama, which clarifies the relationship between stage and reality, form and essence. This work has both psychological depth and philosophical connotation, and is highly stimulating to both the senses and the mind.