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Introduction
Tennessee Williams was an outstanding American play writer and the
author of film scripts, short stories, novels and verse of the 20th Century. He was well
known for his theatrical techniques, as well for his unique Southern idioms, compelling
dialogue. Tennessee Williams also used strange and shocking themes for the time being
which was around the 1940's and 1950's which contained sexual tensions and suppressed
violence on his character as well with passion and irony. One of Tennessee Williams
most recognize play was " A Street Named Desire" which was full of passion and tragedy
of what some family go through when they try to run away from their problems. Another,
is " The Glass Managerre" which was also full of drama and passion. According to the
textbook Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing " Williams acclaim wherever he took his
plays becoming one of the most recognize play writer of all times". One recurring theme
in Tennessee Williams work is how refusing to face reality in life and running away from
his family problems. In other hand, Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer of the twentieth century. Langston Hughes made sad and frustrated black people cheerful and happy through his unique way of writing poems. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. The irony of this decade was that their was towas much racism around this time so trying to be an successful Africa-American was really difficult. Langston Hughes did find a way through his unique style of writing. When Langston went to school, he was the only black student in his class. Since he was the black, no one wanted to play with him, so he made friends with characters in his books. Source: www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/poets/hughes.htm. In the poems T, too, Ballard of the landlord and Un-American Investigators Langston Hughes expresses frustration and anger at racial inequality.
Biography
Thomas Lanier Williams known as Tennessee Williams was born on
March 26, 1914 in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the second of three children, his whole
life was full of tension often engaged in violent arguments that really frightened his sister
in which we had a real close relationship. His father was a traveling salesman in which he
was rarely home and for many years the family lived with the mothers parents. His father
loved to gamble and drink and most of the times his parents were resentful of each other.
Tennessee Williams father had a big influence on Williams drinking habits. In an 1970
Tennessee Williams was an outstanding American play writer and the
author of film scripts, short stories, novels and verse of the 20th Century. He was well
known for his theatrical techniques, as well for his unique Southern idioms, compelling
dialogue. Tennessee Williams also used strange and shocking themes for the time being
which was around the 1940's and 1950's which contained sexual tensions and suppressed
violence on his character as well with passion and irony. One of Tennessee Williams
most recognize play was " A Street Named Desire" which was full of passion and tragedy
of what some family go through when they try to run away from their problems. Another,
is " The Glass Managerre" which was also full of drama and passion. According to the
textbook Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing " Williams acclaim wherever he took his
plays becoming one of the most recognize play writer of all times". One recurring theme
in Tennessee Williams work is how refusing to face reality in life and running away from
his family problems. In other hand, Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer of the twentieth century. Langston Hughes made sad and frustrated black people cheerful and happy through his unique way of writing poems. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. The irony of this decade was that their was towas much racism around this time so trying to be an successful Africa-American was really difficult. Langston Hughes did find a way through his unique style of writing. When Langston went to school, he was the only black student in his class. Since he was the black, no one wanted to play with him, so he made friends with characters in his books. Source: www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/poets/hughes.htm. In the poems T, too, Ballard of the landlord and Un-American Investigators Langston Hughes expresses frustration and anger at racial inequality.
Biography
Thomas Lanier Williams known as Tennessee Williams was born on
March 26, 1914 in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the second of three children, his whole
life was full of tension often engaged in violent arguments that really frightened his sister
in which we had a real close relationship. His father was a traveling salesman in which he
was rarely home and for many years the family lived with the mothers parents. His father
loved to gamble and drink and most of the times his parents were resentful of each other.
Tennessee Williams father had a big influence on Williams drinking habits. In an 1970