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Glass Menagerie and The Great Gatsby, Underlying Themes in The Authors Work “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers that is important.” According to this adapted quote by Logan Pearsall Smith, the underlying message that the author is trying to convey, besides the text, is significant. Or, in other words, read between the lines. This statement is true and relevant because the writer’s feelings come out on paper while the they write, expressing more than just the story they are writing. In the play “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, the author injects a part of himself into his writing. Not only is he telling the story of Wingfield family, but he is also writing about the aspects and feelings of his own family as well. The use of vernacular language in the play aids in allowing the reader to see and feel exactly what is going on. This helps to let one relate to the play and see it as a real-life family, maybe Tennessee Williams’ own family. The use of setting in this play is also critical. The majority of the play taking place in the cramped apartment exudes a small confined place bursting with the emotions play, story, one, message, life, family, dreams, writing, place, own, because, author, williams’, very, underlying, twenties, true, time, text, tennessee, significant, people, maybe, make, good, fun, full, feelings, feel, come, author’s, young, writing, writer’s, write, words, within, wingfield, williams, whispers, while, vernacular, utilizing, trying, true, took, times, threw, three, thoughts