Critical aspects of the work of Tennessee Williams

Lucrare de licenta despre Critical aspects of the work of Tennessee Williams
In 1929, Williams enrolled in the University of Missouri. After two years he dropped out of school, compelled to do so by his father, and took a job in the warehouse of the same shoe company for which his father worked.

He was an employee there for ten months, despising the job but working at the warehouse throughout the day and writing late into the night. The strain was too much, and Williams had a nervous breakdown. He recovered at the home of his grandparents, and during these years he continued to write. Amateur productions of his early plays were put on in Memphis and St. Louis.

During this time Rose's mental health continued to deteriorate. During a fight between Cornelius and Edvina, Cornelius made a move towards Rose that he claimed was meant to calm her. Rose thought his overtures were sexual and suffered a terrible breakdown.

Lucrare de licenta despre Critical aspects of the work of Tennessee Williams

Lucrare de licenta despre Critical aspects of the work of Tennessee Williams
Cuprins

Introduction.....................4
Chapter I The glass menagerie.................8
A play of memories...............8
Characters development...........14
The hunger for independence...................17
Dream and myth...................20
The allusion play................22

Chapter II A streetcar named desire...........35
2.1 Blanche - an uninvited guest..............35
2.2 The characters - symbols of dynamism and force..............41
2.3 The tragic downfall of Blanche Dubois.......................45
2.4 Realism and dramatic consequences.........55
2.5 The game of cards.........................59
2.6 Themes and conflicts......................69
2.7 Blanche - an outsider.....................74

Chapter III Critical perspectives.............79
3.1 Impressionism and expressionism...........79
3.2 A feminist approach.......................86

Conclusions....................95

Bibliography...................97