Wang Dan's identity gives his creative writing a free pass to the public, and even more to the mainstream media. But at the same time this also is a problem for him. It makes it unnecessary for him to pursue perfection in his literary life, and his obscure and emotional essay style readily reveals a literary technique that is not yet mature, and indeed a character that is equally childlike.
王丹的「身分」讓王丹的創作取得通行證，更易於主流媒體中發表，但同時也是他的障礙：文學生命因此無法求全，模糊、抒情式的散文描寫，也更易暴露出他文學技法上尚不圓熟的侷促感，與生命成長中的稚拙。