Brief Biography of Tennesse Williams' life and the theme of societies destructive impact on non-conformists, in two of his plays, The Glass Menagerie, and A Streetcar Named Desire
Date Submitted: 08/11/2002 12:40:20
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 9 pages (2421 words)
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 9 pages (2421 words)
Tennessee Williams was born, Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 in
Columbus, Mississippi. His father was a shoe salesman who spent a great deal of his
time away from the family. Williams had one older sister, Rose, and one younger
brother.
Williams struggled with depression throughout most of his life. For periods of his
life Williams battled with addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol. At a young age he
suffered a nervous breakdown, and he lived …
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…sband to kill
himself by describing his sexuality as disgusting. And Tennessee died by swallowing a
top to an anti-depressant, which he was taking to help cope with the death of his lover.
Williams' theme of societies destructive impact on non-conformists is very visible
in his two plays, The Glass Menagerie, and A Streetcar Named Desire. And the origin of
his theme is apparently a result of his own problems that he faced in life.
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