American literature of the second half of 20 century

d. His language: he frequently wrote the lines in dialect, or spelled words in ways which indicate a particular accent or manner of speech. Sometimes, make his plays difficult to read, but when they are spoken aloud, the sense becomes clear and the meaning is amplified by the accent.

ThomaTennessee Williamss Lanier Williams was born o n March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. The second of three children, his family life was full of tension. His parents, a shoe salesman and the daughter of a minister, often engaged in violent arguments that frightened his sister Rose.