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Glass Menag. - Essay

Glass Menag.

First of all, I liked the way that The rie was
not specifically dated. What I mean by this, is even though
the play was written in the forties, today we (people in
general), can still relate to some of the issues in it. Like take
for example the disability issue. Laura was so self conscious
of her disability, but in reality, people did not really even
notice. This is how society in general treats people with
disabilities today - the same as everyone else. I also liked
the development of Laura's character over the course of the
plot. At first she was timid and afraid of the world. But as
the play progressed, and her character grew, she started to
grow out of her timidness and started to be ...

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This play made me think about how
people with disabilities are treated. I had always thought that
in the thirties and forties, being disabled was not accepted.
But after reading this play, I am starting to think that I might
be wrong after all, because Laura seemed not to be treated
any differently as a result of her disability. What surprised
me about this play, was the fact that Jim was not married to
Emily Meisenbach, his high school sweet heart. The way that
he was presented by Laura's memory, I thought that for sure
he would be married to Emily. But on the other hand, he is
engaged to Betty, so he must really be as wonderful as
Laura remembers. What angered me about this play, is the
fact that Jim did im fact turn out to be engaged. I guess that I
was hoping that Laura would in fact end up getting together
with Jim, and living "happily ever after". But that is not how
real life is, and I like the way that Williams shows us that not
everything works out to be alright in the real ...

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Added: 10/19/2007 12:05:19 AM
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