Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a classic of American theater. The play tells the story of the Pollitt family, who are struggling to deal with the death of their patriarch. The family is full of secrets and lies, and the play explores the relationships between the various members. The play … Read more
In 1944 Tennessee Williams playwrights The Glass Menagerie, a memory play about the lives of the Wingfield’s. A family of 3, Amanda, Laura, and Tom Wingfield, who lived together in an apartment in St. Louis 1937 during the pre-war depression era. The play comments on the way people would try to distract themselves from the … Read more
A main theme of The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams, is Gender, which relates to the song Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore. In the society set in The Glass Menagerie, women were not worth much, except for what men thought of them. “One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain – your mother received – … Read more
Escapism is the Wingfield’s best choice to stay sane in their purpose-ridden lives Escapism, or withdrawing from the pressures of the real world into a safer fantasy world. It comes in many forms, some rather subtle, and prevents us from doing what we need to do to improve the circumstances of our real lives. The … Read more
Blanche Dubois is a complex character. She sees herself the way she wants to be, rather than for the way she is. She is a self- centered and manipulative, but at the same time utterly vulnerable. Blanche is constantly surrounding herself with things that will ultimately contribute towards her downfall. She sees the world in … Read more
The classic Southern belle was a woman who was expected to be frail, flirtatious and a guardian of youth. Their poise and purity attracted men and their virginity took away men’s sin. These women were always eager for attention. They let their beauty shine, and always made sure it was known by everyone around her. … Read more
In the Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie, the main character, Tom Wingfield, is also the narrator, and the play is recalled from his memory. The story begins by telling of Toms father who has abandoned his wife, Amanda, and children sixteen years prior, leaving Tom the sole benefactor. Their father only sent word once … Read more
More than a half century has passed since critics and theater-goers recognized Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) as an important American playwright, whose plays fellow dramaturge David Mamet calls “the greatest dramatic poetry in the American language” (qtd. in Griffin 13). Williams’s repertoire includes some 30 full-length plays, numerous short plays, two volumes of poetry, and five … Read more
The play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams uses many symbols which represent many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference between reality and illusion. The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire escape. This represents the “bridge” between … Read more
The playwright, Tennessee Williams, allows the main characters in the plays A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie to live miserable lives which they try to deny and later change. The downfall and denial of the Southern gentlewoman is a common theme in both plays. The characters, Blanche from A. S. N. D. and … Read more
The playwright, Tennessee Williams, allows the main characters in the plays A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie to live miserable lives which they try to deny and later change. The downfall and denial of the Southern gentlewoman is a common theme in both plays. The characters, Blanche from A.S.N.D. and Amanda from T.G.M., … Read more
