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UNIVERS ITY FACULTY OF OF SAIGON LETTERS No YEAR 1974 THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE FOUR PLAYS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS by THESIS Submitted f or Master's Degree in the f ield A merican L itera ture DEPA~TMENT Of ENGLISH Ad viso r : Dr ~ Duan E HAUCH ol UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF OF SAIGON LETTERS YEAR 1974 No - ~~ " ",~lI ( ON';, ' r: ', ,,:\ - »>: ~ ~ " ,:.,: , ': \, O J' THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TI+00001 >':t~c:d FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE FOUR PLAYS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ~ur;n lt - giJ5ltt - filiJ>h~n~ • r;'t;~ :.t-.~ , -' 1-,.~-:~-'lf'" f~ ;; ~'~: ;'; I ~ ,! " '" ':oiJ.LQ9 2.:1.,~ - ' ~ ~.~~ : t'_ - , " THESIS S u b m itted [or Ma ster 's D egree in the f ield A m erit-an Literature 0/ DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Ad v iso r : Dr Duane E HAUCH - ;,;~ TRUONG ~~I-H9C ~-KHOA SAIGON khong tan cung khong phanttOA nhu.1'tg t}-IU~Yt phdt-b-i.elL :tJtong ban :u~ -~n nay_ Nhilng Y-·IU~.'rt ao, tac- g-i.~ ch+u hoan-toan :tJtach- nM?m- PREFACE 711 -6pUe 06 the cU66eJr.mt bac.kgJtOwtd -,cit WMc.h a p.ta.ywJt-i gM: -6W fU-b ptay-6, they -a eway-6 'ne Me c t a p- V-i.e.:tnamue f.>ou e.:ty, Mme V-i.e.:tnamue wome.n mi.gh:t Mnd :thUlt own poJttJta.,U :thJtough WUUamf.> ' heJto-i.nu Uf.> e.d:to bung «eased -i.n a dof.> e.d and co rtf.> eJtva:t.{.ve 6ami e.y s Yf.>.te.m, 0Me.n wome.n s udde.rtiy Mnd :the.mf.>uvu le.M :to 6ace :the woJz.td atone Be.caUf.> e 06 :the ··e.VeJttM:t- -i.ng WM, f.>ome have :to e.aJtrt :thUlt liv-i.ng and Ita-Ue :thUlt ch.< e.d!te.n w.UppoJt:t '06 :thUlt hUf.> bandf.> who Me away -i.n :the 6ltort:t on: dead, them, ~ome Among mi.gh:t 60.uow S:te.Ua.' f.> dU:t.{.n y 601t li6e mUf.>:t go on, bu.:t un601t- :tu.natuy :the.Jte M e f.> Ute f.> ome Vie.:tname.f.> e wame.n who, lik.e LaWta, Aima and blanche , pltU eJtv-i.ng :th UIt tJtad.{.Uo nat pJt. , plte 6e.1t :to be du :tJtoqed :than coJtJtu.p:te.d Te.nrtuf.>e.e WUUamf.> -u 601t me :the mo~ :t exc.{.:t.{.ng wJt.{.:teJt -i.n :the cort:tempoJtaJz.y AmeJt.{.can :thea:tJte and one 06 :the mOf.> :t -i.mpoJt:tart:t 60.u0uU.ng pagu , by 06 Tennu~e.e anaty~-u I n :the 06 :the 6e.mate chMac.:teJtf.> -i.n :the 60 Wt playf.> WUUamf.> , I hope my :thu-u w< u pltov-i.de ample mateJt.{.at on :the li6e and v-i.e.w po-i.rt:t 06 Tennuf.> ee W-i te.-i.a.m6 and :the women he hM cseaxed - ii - In dO-6-< n.g, I -6 hould Uke :to explZ.e.o -6 my 0bUga.:tA o n and gJz.a.:ti :tude to aU who have h e)~.ped and en.coUlZ.a.ged me In :the WJl.LUn.g 06 :thM papeJz : 6-i M:tR y :to my dean advcso«, VIZ Vuan.e E Hauch whoJ.>e vafuab te advce« and gu-i dan.ce augmen.:ted my kn.ow.tedge 06 my -6ub j ec:t; :to PM 6e.o-6 OIZ VO I