Life in the 20th century, where innocence and morality ruled the streets, could not have been easy for a writer who was not afraid to openly express his thoughts of depravity and repressed desires that lived deep within his being. Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights in American history, managed to open a space for himself in that world of ideals to express his chaotic reality through his work. Although he was derided by critics and blacklisted by Roman Catholic Cardinal Spellman, who condemned one of his screenplays as "revolting, deplorable, morally repellent, and offensive to Christian standards of decency" (quote), Williams receives much recognition thanks to his way of working. particular dramas. One of his most important writings, The Glass Menagerie, reveals and exposes premises about William's personal life including abandonment, deception and escape. As the work develops, the theme that prevails and remains highlighted through the writing is the sense of abandonment, which is a fundamental fear in human beings that intensifies as we grow and realize that we are missing many things, like self-esteem and even direction in life. Although Williams did not experience a complete feeling of abandonment, what he experienced was enough to mark his life with the bitterness necessary to expose in his writings. The significant events that happened in his life can also be recognized in the play The Glass Menagerie; his father was absent for much of his childhood, his sister Rose abandoned herself to live in her own world, and his mother abandoned him, leaving her sick sister to undergo surgery. In the play, Tennessee Williams is "Tom", the son who is struggling to support his mother and sister after his father leaves. His form of escape is… middle of paper… the moon – you selfish dreamer! (7,320 Amanda). However, the memory of his sister Rose will always haunt him and he will be left with what he left behind. Tennessee Williams was undoubtedly a master playwright of the twentieth century who used the deceptions of his life, abandonment, and the desire to escape his world as inspiration. for his writings. Despite his drug addiction, homosexuality and depression, Williams became a pioneer in exposing topics that might have been considered offensive to society at the time. Even though his topics were marked as taboo, he never stopped affirming his experiences in the way he knew best; through the winds of writing. Williams left a great legacy by encouraging writers not to be afraid to tell the truth, because without a doubt his genius lay in his honesty and perseverance in telling his stories..