I Want to Know Why shows that Anderson is good at describing the abnormal mind of a common people under normal conditions, and the wounded mind and abnormal psychology. He is so interested in describing people's mind through the actual life. He likes very much to write about the change of mind in a short moment as is not easy to obtain, the fitful life like dreamland and people's pursuit and exploring . As to him, it's more important for a writer to show what people think about . Therefore , Anderson give up the traditional structure of a novel and turns towards a new way to romance an atmosphere, a mood, a place, a people , a dream, with his good imagination and clairvoyance. Anderson doesn't attract his readers with the plots, but with the exposing of the nature of things through a sudden moment of enlightenment or a meaningful image. Anderson is taken as a signpost for modern American novels because of not only the above-mentioned personal characteristics, but also some other features. He doesn't follow the traditional method of writing a pe

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