Most of what is written of Pirandello can be seen solely as fact.  In the websites that I have found about this literary artist, few have discussed the influences which drove Pirandello to create. Many books talk about Pirandello's writing in relation to several events in his life. Four particular factors could possibly have possibly been the influence behind this great man. 
     Luigi Pirandello had few intriguing professors in college, at least by his standards. None of the teachers he knew really fascinated him enough to be noted as influential. Emilio Monacci was the only one of Pirandello's professors who really aroused thought. He taught the driest of subjects, philology, yet still managed to arouse Pirandello's opinions on Sicily's wealth of folklore and historical background. With his new found source of material, from which he would be able to feed, Pirandello set out to conquer the world. Luigi remained at school after his degree and began his a writing career with a collection of verse. His true skills as a writer later surfaced with the help of a friend. 
     His second biggest influence was a man he met while frequently attending a café. Luigi Capuanna was another novelist who further showed Pirandello what he was meant to do. He persuaded the young writer to give up his works in poetry for prose. With Capuanna's help Pirandello went on to publish several novels. His close work with Capuanna prompted him to become more aware of his life and his interest in regionalism. With the help of Capuanna, Pirandello published some of his best works. His ability grew each time he wrote, even after a very troubling marriage. 
     Unfortunately Pirandello's writing career continued in the midst of his wife's insanity. His wife became insane soon after a major flood in Italy destroyed sulfur mines everywhere. This financially destroyed their family since both of their families where owners of vast sulfur mines. Pirandello chose to live through his wife's health problem and also chose, in a sense, to follow a different type of writing. His prose and poetry began to show signs of introspective analysis and morbid psychomachy. Pirandello also began to use his life experiences rather than what he had previously learned from schooling. His books took all new shape and meaning. His final real influence came shortly after his wife's problems ended. 
     Shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Pirandello's writing again changed. He began to write works, which showed his fascination of death, old age, insanity, jealousy, and other themes, which had tormented him throughout his life. His writing had a new complexity which showed off his talent for expressing his own life on paper. It was during this high point in his career that Pirandello wrote some of his greatest works including, "Six Characters in Search of An Author," "Henry IV," and "Think It Over". 
     It is believed that two of the greatest influences of Pirandello were the two world wars, yet very few resources really explained why the wars were influential. I believe that the reason why little is said of why the wars were so influential is because his experiences were the real influences in his life. Pirandello didn't care about war; he cared about his family and his life. His writing clearly showed that Pirandello was guided by his life and not the lives of other people he did not know or could not relate to.