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... This play in many ways was an image of his life and himself as a person, as well as a play of fiction that he wrote . ... “Everything in his life is in his plays, and everything in his plays is in his life,” Elia Kazan said of Tennessee Williams. Williams, who is considered to be the greatest Southern playwright, inserted many of his own personal experiences into his writing, because he “found no other means of expressing things that seemed to demand expression” (Magill 1087). He stated that his primary sources of inspiration for his works were his family, the South, and the multiple writers he encountered in his life. Therefore, he presented American theatergoers with unforgettable characters, an incredible vision of life in the South, and a deeper meaning of the concept he called “poetic realism” (Classic Notes 1). ... This is very clear from the dialogue, and the relation between the actions in the play and the actions in Tennessee Williams’ life. ... There are many similarities between his life and Tom’s life. Some of them are about his actions, and some of them are about the actions in the life of his family. ... Both Tom and Williams wanted to go away from their real life into their art. ... He managed his depression by writing poetry and plays that we just talked about. ... But he is also deeply depressed by the life around him at home and at work. ...
Other characters that come alive in Williams’ works also represent people from his life. ... By using examples of people from his own life in his books Williams’ provides even more realism to his stories and more support to his themes as well. ... She followed him around like a ghost through his life and his art, because she was not really there with him.
Approximate Word count = 1420
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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