Another likeness is the short temper that these two characters posses. Both characters seem to lose their tempers very easily. ... The difference in character lies in the motives behind each Tom's departure. ... Although he cares for his sister Laura, he realizes that she will never marry or be able to take care of herself. ... The similarities of these characters set up an interesting character foil. ...
"The apartment faces an alley and is entered by a fire escape, a structure whose name is a touch of accidental poetic truth." (426) This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the Wingfields and the world of reality. ... Wingfield, the absent father of Tom and Laura and husband to Amanda. ... Williams uses the theme of escape throughout The Glass Menagerie to demonstrate the hopelessness of each character's dreams. ... When Amanda tells Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass collection. ... This is symbolic of Laura's acceptance of being differ...
Each character in The Glass Menagerie has a need to escape from he or she's life. Tom Wingfield, a main character and the narrator, openly shows the reader his need to escape. ... Wingfield hangs is an attempt to escape her life. ... The character Laura, depicted in the plat The Glass Menagerie, is treated as a fragile piece of glass. ... Anytime a confrontation arises one of the character retreats to the past, never dealing with the life they have now. ...
