Analysis of The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie is an extremely well written play. ... She lives in a world of little glass animals and old records. ... Laura drops out of business school. ... The glass menagerie is the perfect representation of Laura. ... The Glass Menagerie was an extremely well written play. ...
"The Glass Menagerie" There are some people who live life within another life. ... In his play, "The Glass Menagerie", Tennessee Williams uses the imagery of a glass unicorn to help convey the emotional anguish of the character, Laura. ... Amanda refuses to accept Tom's realistic analysis of Laura and goes on about her grand plans for the gentlemen caller's visit. ... Amuse ourselves with the glass menagerie, darling (1454)! ... Laura goes on to show him her glass menagerie. ...
The Glass Menagerie is mainly about the spiritual paralysis of human beings as the result of the depressive atmosphere of the society, breakdown of family institution and lack of understanding among even the most intimate persons; that is, the members of a family. ... There are important autobiographical aspects in The Glass Menagerie and the characters which it depicts. ... The Glass Menagerie deals mainly with the mental life of the characters rather than their physical life and in this regard Williams uses the memory structure. ... The relationship between Tom and Laura is actually a comp...
One of the most obvious uses of dramatic irony in The Glass Menagerie is when Amanda tries to get Tom to eat and to promise that he will not become a drunkard. ... Contrast between characters in The Glass Menagerie is also apparent, especially between Laura and her mother Amanda. ... Foreshadowing is used in both plays and is very obvious in The Glass Menagerie. ... The music in the Glass Menagerie both sets the mood and is another example of contrast. ... Since The Glass Menagerie and Death of a Salesman are both plays at the end of the day, dramatic techniques are absolutely vital to the sto...
In The Glass Menagerie, Laura Wingfield is set as an outcast because of her disability and shyness. ... In the story, Tom and Amanda argue about Laura's leg: TOM: We don't even notice she's crippled anymore. ... (Sc. 1) Laura's shyness sets her aside because she's too scared to have a conversation with someone. ... Tennessee Williams uses the theme of illusion in both The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. In The Glass Menagerie, the theme of illusion is shown whenever Amanda speaks of her past. ...
