Who would have thought that someone who wrote a play as irksome and uneventful as The Glass Menagerie, could also write something as interesting as A Streetcar Named Desire. However, both are written extremely well by Tennessee Williams. Despite the differences, there are many similarities in themes and patterns. Once each play is picked apart and analyzed, it is very obvious that they are both written by the same author. <Tab/>…showed first 75 words of 521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 521 total…Tab/>Even though there are notable differences between the two plays, there are also obvious similarities. There is a similar tale told in both with slight variations. They were also both very easy to read. Tennessee Williams did a very good job writing these two plays, giving the reader up front such things as symbols. The similarities in themes and patterns are very clear between The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire.