“I was not aware how much vital energy had been expended in this struggle until the struggle was removed” (A Streetcar Named Desire). Williams wrestled as a child, which helped him start his writing career. William grew up during the Great Depression, numerous changes of president, and a fire that changed labor politics everywhere in the United States. A streetcar called Desiderio brought him great success. Tennessee Williams struggled with communication as a child. To cope with life Williams began to write; he wrote plays, poems and books. Childhood, sexuality, and drug and alcohol addiction greatly influenced Williams' writing. The sudden move to St. Louis affected Williams (Madden) greatly. Tennessee Williams became ill around the age of twelve (Rade). Edwina Williams forced Williams into confinement. During his illness Williams changed completely. He went from being a tough kid to a recluse who sat alone in his room. Williams' imagination ran wild as he sat in his room. His imagination turned into writing. Additionally, the shy 16-year-old Williams had trouble communicating with people. He always blushed whenever he made eye contact (Williams). At school he wrote everything down because of the fear of speaking (Rade). He feared his father greatly; When his father made him work for his shoe company as a teenager, Williams fell into depression. Depression led Williams to write more as a child. Sexuality played a huge role in Tennessee Williams' writing. “In New Orleans, he eagerly inhaled the culture. The sexual freedom of the French Quarter allowed him to confront his growing feelings of homosexuality” (Hermann 36). Williams felt insecure about his homosexuality. He hesitated to tell people because he didn't think of any... middle of paper ......n, Paul P. "Chapter 8: Tennessee Williams." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide. March 12, 2014Rizzo, Frank. “Lift up Tennessee.” American Theater 15.8 (1998): 20. MasterFILE Premier. Network. February 20, 2014.Savran, David. “‘Suddenly Entering a Room I Thought Was Empty’: Mapping the Closet with Tennessee.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 24.2 (1991): 57. MasterFILE Premier. Network. February 21, 2014. Tischler, Nancy M. "Tennessee on Tennessee." Mississippi Quarterly 51.4 (1998): 649. MasterFILE Premier. Network. February 21, 2014. Williams, Tennessee. A tram called Desiderio. MIT. 1947. PDF file.Williams, Tennessee. Memoirs. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975. Print.Williams, Tennessee. “Tennessee Williams, The Art of Theater No. 5.” Interview by Dotson Rader. Paris review. 1981. Network. 04 April. 2014.