... imagery of a region favorable to poetry" (Starns 357). Most of the characters in Williams" plays are autobiographical because they represent himself or a member of his family. We can see this in the following plays: "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Glass Menagerie," and "A Rose Tattoo". In the play "The glass Menagerie", in this play the most autobiographical character is Mr. Wingfield which is Amanda's husband. He ... is a handsome man who worked as a salesman for a telephone company and abandoned his family years before the action of the play. Mr. Wingfield represents Tennessee Willia...

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... himself a place not only in American but the world literature as well. Among his most notable and successful plays were "The Glass Menagerie-, which he refers to as "memory play-, "A Streetcar Named Desire-, "The Rose Tatoo- and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof- for which he was appreciated winning the Pulitzer Prize. One of the greatest influences on Williams' works had a ... Crane are known as the individuals who inspired the playwright. Mississippi born Williams, who later changed his name to Tennessee, belongs to the tradition of great Southern writers who have refreshed the literary language ...

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... their reality so they retreat into illusionary worlds created by themselves. Laura in The Glass Menagerie and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire are the most outstanding examples. They are so fragile that facing reality will destroy them. Their creation of illusions makes them feel safe away from the real world they cannot cope with, and the harsh realities that destroy both their dreams and hopes. In ... everyday, for six weeks, just to go to the zoo and watch the glass house, so that her mother cannot discover her withdrawl from school. Her memories lock her in the world of the past....

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