Throughout the 1950's many revolutions took place. There was a loss of idealism. The end of what would be called "the golden age" brought upon the children of the fifties a sense of illegitimacy and unimportance. The 50s brought in the music of Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis and the entertainment value of the Annie Oakley show. All of which had a certain revolutionary quality. Elvis brought America sex appeal and caused what was …
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…complete understanding of her. As well as to consider the state of out american culture at the time. Tennessee Williams, the author of the play, wrote it this way on purpose. In fact he once said that "Art is made out of symbols the way the body is made out of vital tissue" (Quirino 61). This is a wonderful quotation to show just how necessary it is to incorporate symbolism in an interpretation of a story.