The Predicament of Modern People An Analysis of the Southern Gentlewomen of Tennessee Williams's Major Plays

Keywords

Tennessee Williams; Old South; southern gentlewomen

Abstract

Tennessee Williams is famous for his portraits of the southern gentlewomen. It is with these gentlewomen that a study of Tennessee Williams's plays must logically begin. This thesis is based on the typical examples of gentlewomen of Williams's major plays: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Summer and Smoke. By analyzing the mind of the South and the character of its people, the thesis draws the conclusion that these gentlewomen are the embodiment of modern people and their predicament is exactly the same as that of the modern people.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Li Zhao
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - The Predicament of Modern People An Analysis of the Southern Gentlewomen of Tennessee Williams's Major Plays
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 286
EP  - 290
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125916103
ID  - Zhao2019/08
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