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“If The Glass Menagerie depicts Williams’ life with his family in St Louis, Vieux Carré depicts Williams’ life once he had left home and gone to New Orleans. It roughly maps onto Williams’ actual biography. The fundamental difference is that Williams did not just leave St Louis and never return; he returned several times, even after his so-called moment of liberation. In Vieux Carré, there’s a sense of romanticism and finality—the character based on Williams can never return.” Read more...
The Best Tennessee Williams Books
Ahmed Honeini, Literary Scholar
