If you're referring to George Bernard Shaw, many of his plays reflected his life mostly during his childhood. He had a rough life, his parents got divorced, his mom and sister left him. He didn't want to go to school so he became a critic instead.During his early years of becoming a writer, he failed 5 novels. But that didn't stop him from achieving success. After such time, his plays like Pygmalion became popular. Now, he has become one of the inspirations of the writers today.