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Glass Menagrie - Essay

Glass Menagrie

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In The Glass Menagerie (New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1945) by Tennessee Williams, one broken family, the Wingfields, struggles to find and accept reality. Amanda is the mother who lives in the surreal life of her perfect childhood. She expects her son Tom’s and her daughter Laura’s lives to be just as flawless and proper. Tom is lost in the world of adventure and thrill. His sister Laura, a frail, shy girl, cannot get beyond her insecurities. Her crippled legs hold her from seeing the truth, and she is thus unable to live an active social life. Particular objects and people specific to the characters’ weaknesses are incorporated into the play for ...

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her husband’s abandonment to the seas, Amanda’s life has been the exact opposite of her childhood. Money becomes an issue and despite the bitter truth of reality, she cannot rid of her old life. She surrounds herself with her memories of the days of her youth. “ Laura: But let her tell it. Tom: Again? Laura: She loves to tell it. Amanda: …when your mother was a girl, she received-seventeen- gentlemen callers!”(13) She allows debts to pile on at the grocery store, and yet lives like a princess, while her poor son works at a factory. Jim O’Connor symbolizes her childhood days. The way that she tries to trap him, is similar to her attempts to capture her past. Only when reality clicks in, O’Connor flees away to his real fiancé. This suggests that Amanda’s efforts to relive her past are impractical. Her debts start to appear, when the electricity is shut off due to unpaid bills. Her insensibility has led not only herself, but also her children to be plagued with unfavorable effects of ...

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Added: 4/2/2011 10:12:41 AM
Submitted By: mizkiute
Category: English
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